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Ndlopfu - Elephant

Ndlopfu is a Xitsonga word meaning "Elephant" in English.

Oxford definition
Elephant n. (pl. Same or -s) largest living land animal, with a trunk and ivory tusks. [greek elephas].
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Proverbs - Risokoti ri dlele ndlopfu — An ant killed an elephant
Proverbs - Ndlopfu a yi fi hi rimbambu rin'we — An elephant does not die of one broken rib
Idioms - Ku ba ndlopfu hi xibakele — To hit an elephant with a fist

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