maun

maun
/mahn, mawn/, auxiliary v. Scot.
must.
Also, man.
[1325-75; ME (north and Scots) man < ON man, earlier mun must, shall, will]

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      village, northwestern Botswana. It lies at the southern edge of the Okavango Swamp, northeast of Lake Ngami. The traditional capital of the Tswana people, Maun is the centre of the safari and game industry for the Okavango River delta and the Moremi Game Reserve. Pop. (2001) 43,776.

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