susu
[soo-soo]
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noun
an institutionalized kinship group among the Dobuans, composed of a woman, her brother, and the woman's children.
Origin of susu
From Dobuan, dating back to 1915–20, said to mean literally, milk of the mother
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Historical Examples of susu
The Susu, although said to be Fulah, are certainly Mandingo.
The Natural History of the Varieties of ManRobert Gordon Latham
There is apparently but one species, P. gangetica, the "Susu."
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., MammaliaFrank Evers Beddard
The long snout of the Susu has been compared to the long snout of the Gharial, a native of the same region.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., MammaliaFrank Evers Beddard
Binger states that the manati was the totem of the Mande group, to which perhaps belonged originally the Susu and the Dyula.
The gold collected at Achin comes partly from the mountains in the neighbourhood but chiefly from Nalabu and Susu.
The History of SumatraWilliam Marsden
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