1930–35; said to be < Lingala basenji, plural of mosenji native, inhabitant of the hinterland (or < a cognate Bantu word)
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Mr. Bennett, who had a cat named Lemon, also took interest in Charlie, the Basenji Ms. Van Groll had adopted while in Zambia.
From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2022
“It’s functional, period,” said Sabrina Schollmeyer, who frequently visits with Rubin, a Basenji, which is a rare, catlike breed that can climb trees.
From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2021
“The eight puppies are healthy,” the university said of the Basenji hunting dogs.
From Reuters • Oct. 14, 2019
Apartment dwellers�or at least their neighbors�will favor the Basenji, a terrier-sized hunting dog once kept by the Egyptian pharaohs that never barks.
From Time Magazine Archive
Coming to the Basenji, the following particulars of a village in the forest will show their liabilities.
From The Crime of the Congo by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
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