ngwee
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A small Zambian coin worth one hundredth of a kwacha
- noun
- South African
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ngwee
- The coin was worth only one ngwee, but it was beautifully designed.
Examples
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Prices are listed in kwacha and ngwees throughout Zambia.
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The price of this item is 50 ngwee.
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He paid five ngwees for the candy at the market.
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I saved some ngwee for my next trip.
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He paid five ngwees for the candy at the market.
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Prices are listed in kwacha and ngwees throughout Zambia.
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The coin was worth only one ngwee, but it was beautifully designed.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word ngwee comes from a local Zambian language and names the small coin used with the kwacha. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a ngwee as Zambia's 'cent' because one ngwee is one hundredth of a kwacha, so the word means the tiny part of the national currency.
