Waregga

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

Waregga pl (plural only)

  1. The Lega people.
    • 1878, Henry Morton Stanley, Through the Dark Continent, page 308:
      Like the Waregga, the Asama wore caps of lemur, monkey, otter, goat, red buffalo and antelope skin, with long strips of fur or the tails dropped behind.
    • 1883, Robert Cochrane, Lives and Discoveries of Famous Travellers, page 186:
      The Waregga, the natives of that district, although living secluded lives, could boast of a fair amount of comfort in their dwelling-places.

Adjective[edit]

Waregga (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to these people.
    • 1921, Alfred Sharpe, The Backbone of Africa, page 91:
      They, however, consented to go only as far as the village of Lukwisha, a Waregga chief.