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Hutu

Syllabification: (Hu·tu)
Pronunciation: /ˈho͞oto͞o/
Definition of Hutu

noun (plural same or Hutus or Bahutu /bəˈho͞oto͞o/)

  • a member of a Bantu-speaking people forming the majority population in Rwanda and Burundi. They are traditionally a farming people and were historically dominated by the Tutsi people; the antagonism between the peoples led in 1994 to large-scale ethnic violence, especially in Rwanda.

adjective

  • relating to the Hutu.

Origin:

a local name

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