Mpumalanga
//əmˌpuːməˈlæŋɡə// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A province in northeastern South Africa, which formed part of Transvaal province until 1994.
Etymology
From a Nguni language term for “east” or “place where the sun rises”. Compare Xhosa impumalanga, Zulu impumalanga, Southern Ndebele mpumalanga and Swazi mpumalanga.
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