Official Name: | Ndala |
Pushpin Map: | Mozambique |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 240 |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mozambique |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ancuabe District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | Central Africa Time |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Coordinates: | -12.8517°N 39.5058°W |
Ndala is a village in Ancuabe District in Cabo Delgado Province in northeastern Mozambique.[1]
Ndala is a common name in central and southern parts of Africa.Ndala has two main meanings:
1. Ndala is an honorific title given to a royal family or a royal generation (specially in some tribes of Republic Democratic of Congo). It can also be translated as Prince or Princess.
2. Ndala also means palm branches. In Africa, the palm branch represents a symbol of triumph and victory, also a symbol of joy and celebration. The palm branch is also often used on a house of a bereaved family as a sign of comfort and a reminder that there is hope in resurrection. Ndala is basically a name to inspire joy and consolation.