Mbundu
Americannoun
plural
Mbundus,plural
Mbundu-
Also called Ovimbundu. a Bantu-speaking people of southern Angola.
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Also called Umbundu. the Bantu language of the Mbundu people.
Example Sentences
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Tori and Lokita — played by Pablo Schils and Joely Mbundu, both appealing nonprofessionals — are living at a gently chaotic children’s center and passing as brother and sister; they’re also in limbo.
From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2023
Another image shows Queen Nzingha, who in the 1600s ruled the Mbundu people in the state of Ndongo, located in Kongo, the exhibition says.
From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2021
“The Mbundu and the Kongo tribes have a long-standing civil war there, Rachel. Agostinho Neto led the Mbundu to victory, because he had the most popular support.”
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
On the north, the river Loje to some extent serves as a frontier between the Kongo and Mbundu tongues.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
This group may be styled in a general way Mbundu, and it includes the languages of Central Angola, such as Ki-mbundu, Mbamba, Ki-sama, Songo, U-mbangala.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
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