N'Daman.

Brit.

/(ə)nˈdɑːmə/, U.S.

/(ə)nˈdɑmə/, West African English

/nˈdama/

Forms: 1900s– N'Dama, 1900s– N'dama, 1900s– Ndama, 1900s– n'dama.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Fulfulde. Etymon: Fulfulde d̰aama.

Etymology: Probably < Fulfulde (Senegalese Fouta dialect) d̰aama (plural d̰āmādi; 1914), perhaps via West African French ndama (also in forms dama, ndaama, n'dama) which is only attested later (1975 in Inventaire des particularités lexicales du français en Afrique noire (1983)).

A West African breed of cattle, usually fawn or light red in colour and bearing lyre-shaped horns; an animal of this breed. Frequently attributive.

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Sanga1814

Afrikander1837

Afrikaner1918

Boran1935

N'Dama1938

1938 J. L. Stewart in Vet. Rec. 9 Oct. 1291/2 The present day N'Dama is almost identical with the Longhorn of the ancient Egyptian drawings.

1938 J. L. Stewart in Vet. Rec. 9 Oct. 1292/1 The N'Dama cattle until a few years ago were found in the Fouta Djalon mountains of French Guinea but have now spread over a large part of West Africa as this breed is especially good for stock improvement.

1952 Ann. Trop. Med. & Parasitol. 46 128 The N'damas were born and bred at the Nigerian Agricultural Department's farm at Ilorin.

1956 Nature 21 Jan. 132/2 The West African N'Dama breed of cattle shows a remarkable tolerance to trypanosomiasis.

1973 Guardian 20 June 12/3 The Zebu cattle of Senegambia..[are] less resistant than the tougher Ndama breed.

1987 She Nov. 145/1 This was the real Africa. Monkeys and dog-faced baboons.., herds of humped n'dama cattle.

1992 New Scientist 1 Feb. 16/3 (caption) Threatened by crossbreeding: the hardy N'dama cattle from West Africa and Pakistan's awasi sheep.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ndama
释义	N'Daman. Brit. /(ə)nˈdɑːmə/, U.S. /(ə)nˈdɑmə/, West African English /nˈdama/ Forms: 1900s– N'Dama, 1900s– N'dama, 1900s– Ndama, 1900s– n'dama. Origin: Probably a borrowing from Fulfulde. Etymon: Fulfulde d̰aama. Etymology: Probably < Fulfulde (Senegalese Fouta dialect) d̰aama (plural d̰āmādi; 1914), perhaps via West African French ndama (also in forms dama, ndaama, n'dama) which is only attested later (1975 in Inventaire des particularités lexicales du français en Afrique noire (1983)). A West African breed of cattle, usually fawn or light red in colour and bearing lyre-shaped horns; an animal of this breed. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > breeds of ox > [noun] > of Africa Sanga1814 Afrikander1837 Afrikaner1918 Boran1935 N'Dama1938 1938 J. L. Stewart in Vet. Rec. 9 Oct. 1291/2 The present day N'Dama is almost identical with the Longhorn of the ancient Egyptian drawings. 1938 J. L. Stewart in Vet. Rec. 9 Oct. 1292/1 The N'Dama cattle until a few years ago were found in the Fouta Djalon mountains of French Guinea but have now spread over a large part of West Africa as this breed is especially good for stock improvement. 1952 Ann. Trop. Med. & Parasitol. 46 128 The N'damas were born and bred at the Nigerian Agricultural Department's farm at Ilorin. 1956 Nature 21 Jan. 132/2 The West African N'Dama breed of cattle shows a remarkable tolerance to trypanosomiasis. 1973 Guardian 20 June 12/3 The Zebu cattle of Senegambia..[are] less resistant than the tougher Ndama breed. 1987 She Nov. 145/1 This was the real Africa. Monkeys and dog-faced baboons.., herds of humped n'dama cattle. 1992 New Scientist 1 Feb. 16/3 (caption) Threatened by crossbreeding: the hardy N'dama cattle from West Africa and Pakistan's awasi sheep. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1938
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