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Baka
(Baka)
Pronunciation:
/ˈbaka/
noun
(
plural
)
1
a member of a nomadic Pygmy people inhabiting the rainforests of south-eastern Cameroon and northern Gabon.
2
[
mass noun
]
the Bantu language of the Baka.
Origin:
perhaps from Lingala
Ba-aka
'Pygmies'
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