Nyankole

noun

Nyan·​ko·​le

nyäŋˈkōlā

plural Nayankole or Nayankoles

1

: the Bantu-speaking peoples of the kingdom of Ankole in Uganda presumed to be cognate with the Nyoro and other neighboring peoples

2

: a Bantu language of the Nyankole peoples

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