name
Mwanjali
mwan-JAH-lee
mwɑːnˈdʒɑːliListen
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Syllable breakdown
Mwanjali
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Luchazi (Angola/Zambia)
- Meaning
- a Luchazi feminine name associated with joy, celebration, and the communal festivities that greet the birth of a daughter in Luchazi society; the Luchazi people practise a rich tradition of oral literature, music, and mask ceremonies including the Makishi masquerade tradition which was inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list and is shared across the Chokwe-Lunda cultural area of south-central Africa
- Gender
- female
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