Nkone, noun

/(ə)nˈkɔːne//əŋˈkɔːne//ənˈkɔːne/
Forms:
Also Nkona, Nkoné.
Origin:
IsiZuluShow more From isiZulu inkone a piebald ox or bull with a white patch on the ridge of its back; (a cow of such colouring is called inkonekazi).
(One of) a breed of cattle distinguished by piebald colouring and a white patch on the ridge of the back. Also attributive.
Note:
‘Nkone’ is sometimes confused with ‘Nguni’ (see Nguni noun sense 3).
1949 O. Walker Proud Zulu (1951) 128The parade of his cattle inheritance from the surrounding kraals...Black-muzzled Nkones, white Nkones, brown and oyster-blues.
1973 Daily Dispatch 12 May 18The Ngoni cattle of Red Nkona pattern have been improved over the past 20 years for beef, milk and hornless: bred and reared on controlled heartwater and redwater veld.
1979 E. Prov. Herald 9 Aug. 8Nearby was another well-known farmer, Mr John Sneyd, of Alicedale, with his rare span of Nkone oxen, an indigenous breed descended from the sacred cattle of the Matabele kings.
1986 Daily Dispatch 1 Nov. 17Production sale of outstanding store tollies and trade nkone heifers and tollies...The following cattle comprising..4 trained oxen — red nkone.
1988 Grocott’s Mail 15 Nov. (Coastal News) 4 (advt)Dispersal Sale..80 Nkoné and Mixed Cattle.
1989 Daily Dispatch 11 Mar. 16Mooiplaas Monthly Sale...Cattle comprising 1 Nkone Bull, 2 Nguni Bulls.
(One of) a breed of cattle distinguished by piebald colouring and a white patch on the ridge of the back. Also attributive.
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