Nyali-kwɛ

Dama (Sierra Leone)

Etymology

The traditional meaning is "ghost hill". The final morpheme, also found in Yambe-kwɛ, may be related to Kono (Sierra Leone) kɔŋgwɛ (“hill”).

Proper noun

Nyali-kwɛ

1. A hill in Sierra Leone

References

• Dalby, T. D. P. (1963) “The extinct language of Dama”, in Sierra Leone Language Review, volume 2, Freetown: Fourah Bay College, pages 50–54