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Lwena

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Lwe·​na | \ ləˈwānə \
plural Lwena or Lwenas

Definition of Lwena

1a : a people of Angola and the Kabompo district of Northern Rhodesia
b : a member of such people
2 : a Bantu language of the Lwena people

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“Lwena.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lwena. Accessed 12 December 2019.

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