Mundari

American  

[moon-dah-ree] / mʊnˈdɑ ri /

noun

1. a group of people who speak a Munda language and live primarily in eastern India and northern Bangladesh.

2. a Munda language spoken in eastern India and northern Bangladesh, especially in the Indian states of Jharkhand and Odisha.

---

adjective

1. relating to the people of eastern India and northern Bangladesh, their Munda language, or their culture.

Example Sentences

When she first arrived, she lived with her family along the Nile, joining thousands of other desperate people from Terekeka’s Mundari tribe, who came in search of food and assistance during South Sudan’s second civil war.

From The Guardian

This herder from the Mundari tribe lives in the quiet South Sudan town of Terekeka on the Nile River, and his lifestyle has endured for centuries.

From Los Angeles Times

Later, contemplating a swim just beyond the South Sudanese fishing village of Terekeka, Wood listens as one of the Mundari tribesmen — who has just taught Wood how to wrestle and to cover his body with ash to discourage mosquitoes — tells the Englishman that entering the river here is simply too dangerous.

From Los Angeles Times

Boys from the Mundari tribe watch over their cattle in Terekeka, north of Juba in South Sudan.

From The Guardian

The south is rich in oil, but cattle are a key part of the economy for many southerners such as this herder from the Mundari people in Central Equatoria state.

From BBC