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GirlEast African (Kikuyu, Luhya, Oromo, Ganda and others)

Nanjala

Luhya for a girl born during a season of hunger, the feminine counterpart of Wanjala.

Meaning and origin

Nanjala is the feminine counterpart of Wanjala, one more of the Luhya names that record the conditions around a birth, alongside Nafula for the rains and Nasimiyu for the dry season.

How to pronounce Nanjala

English (US)nahn-JAH-lah /nanˈdʒala/

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