ng'ech
Luo
Noun
ng'ech
- monitor (lizard), especially Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) or savannah monitor (V. exanthematicus)[1]
- Ng'ech miyo gi eiye. - The monitor is fat from the inside. (i.e. don't be deceived by appearances)[2]
References
- John O. Kokwaro and Timothy Johns (1998). Luo Biological Dictionary, p. 261. Nairobi and Kampala and Dar es Salaam: East African Educational Publishers. →ISBN
- Miruka, Okumba (2001). Oral Literature of the Luo, p. 64. Nairobi and Kampala and Dar es Salaam: East African Educational Publishers. →ISBN