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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

ngono.

time for sleeping

5 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈᵑɡɔ.nɔ/
  1. time for sleeping

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  2. sex (sexual intercourse)

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Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *ngono. By surface analysis, n- + -gona (“to sleep”, obsolete) + -o. Cognate with Ngazidja Comorian ngono (“sound”) and Kipfokomo ngono (“snore”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.