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Mbundu

Mbundu

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A person from a group of people in western Angola who speaks Umbundu
  • noun
: Mbundu
  • The Mbundu language, Umbundu, is widely spoken among members of this ethnic group.

Examples

  • The Mbundu are known for their rich cultural traditions and vibrant art forms.

  • Many Mbundu people continue to practice their ancestral rituals in western Angola.

  • Historians have produced individual research of comparable stature on African states elsewhere: Robin Law on Oyo and Joseph Miller on the Mbundu states of Angola are two fine examples, and remarkable revisionist work is now appearing on the Zulu.

    Academic text (2005)

Synonyms

Ovimbundu
vsMbundu
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An ethnic group from western Angola that traditionally speak the Umbundu language

is an individual person who belongs to that ethnic group

Surface Forms

Mbundu singular
Mbundus plural

Etymology

Mbundu comes from the people's own language Umbundu and basically means 'people who speak Umbundu'. So, like 'French' or 'Japanese', Mbundu is the name for the ethnic group in western Angola and their language and culture.