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Makonde, n. and a.|məˈkəʊndiː|
A. n. A Bantu-speaking people of Tanzania and Mozambique; a member of this people.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to this people.
1911Encycl. Brit. I. 330/2 Bantu negroids... Ma-konde. Ibid. III. 359/1 The archaic Makonde or Mabiha [language] of the lower Ruvuma, and the coast between Lindi and Ibo. 1948D. Diringer Alphabet 26 The Makonde people, an important tribe of Tanganyika Territory. 1973Times 17 Feb. (Mozambique Suppl.) p. iv/3 (Advt.), The Makondes were more given to tattooing. 1974Times 2 May 5/2 Mr Simon Makada, a Makonde..and a Frelimo youth leader. 1974Afr. Encycl. 317/3 The Makonde are traditionally an agricultural people... In Mozambique many Makonde and Makua people are involved in war against the Portuguese administration. |