ng'ech

Luo

Noun

ng'ech

  1. monitor (lizard), especially Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) or savannah monitor (V. exanthematicus)[1]
    Ng'ech miyo gi eiye.[2]
    The monitor is fat from the inside. (i.e. don't be deceived by appearances)

References
  1. John O. Kokwaro and Timothy Johns (1998). Luo Biological Dictionary, p. 261. Nairobi and Kampala and Dar es Salaam: East African Educational Publishers. →ISBN
  2. Miruka, Okumba (2001). Oral Literature of the Luo, p. 64. Nairobi and Kampala and Dar es Salaam: East African Educational Publishers. →ISBN
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