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Zande

Syllabification: (Zan·de)
Pronunciation: /ˈzandē/
(also Azande /əˈzandē/)
Definition of Zande

noun (plural same or Azande)

  • 1a member of a central African people of mixed ethnic origin.
  • 2the Niger-Congo language of the Zande, with over a million speakers mainly in northern Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) and Sudan.

adjective

  • relating to the Zande or their language.

Origin:

the name in Zande

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