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Makonde

Pronunciation: /məˈkɒndeɪ/

Definition of Makonde

noun (plural same or Makondes)

  • 1a member of a people inhabiting southern Tanzania and NE Mozambique.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Bantu language of the Makonde, with about 1 million speakers.

adjective

  • relating to the Makonde or their language.

Origin:

the name in Makonde

Makonde in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Makonde in the US English dictionary