Pondo
Britishnoun
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a member of a Negroid people of southern Africa, living chiefly in Pondoland
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the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu grouping of the Niger-Congo family, and closely related to Xhosa
Example Sentences
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South African politician and Pondo traditional leader Mwelo Nonkonyana, who now serves on the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa in the Eastern Cape showed off his community's style, along with a staff.
From BBC
In addition to being a former vice mayor of Maimbung, Pondo is also a commander of the Moro National Liberation Front in Sulu province, but the Muslim insurgent group, which signed a 1996 peace pact with the government, has not condoned his criminal actions, Boquio said.
From Seattle Times
Nicki Vleisides and her father, Pondo Vleisides, have long known they held opposing views.
From New York Times
Pondo asked us to join him in a prayer for rain and a good harvest.
From Washington Post
Saturday about a violent person inside the The Pondo Cafe and Lounge on Jefferson Avenue.
From Washington Times
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