| 释义 |
Ngoni, n. and a.|ŋˈgəʊnɪ|
[Native name.]
A. n. An African people belonging to the Nguni branch of the Bantu. (Groups of Ngoni migrated from their original home in Zululand in about 1830 and are now found in Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, etc.)
B. adj. Of or pertaining to this people.
1883R. N. Cust Mod. Lang. Africa II. xii. 300 Bands of marauders, or Nomads, are met with as far North as the neighbourhood of the Victoria Nyanza under the names of..Ba-Ngoni, Wa-Ngoni, and Ma-Ngoni. The uniform testimony of travellers is that they speak Zulu. 1891W. A. Elmslie (title) Introductory grammar of the Ngoni (Zulu) language, as spoken in Mombera's kingdom. 1911Encycl. Brit. XXVIII. 1050/2 In the 19th century various Zulu hordes successively invaded and overran a great part of east-central Africa... Throughout these regions they are variously known as Ma-Zitu, Ma-Ravi, Wa-Ngoni (Angoni), [etc.]. 1948J. A. Barnes Material Culture of Ft. Jameson Ngoni i. 4 The principal difference between the Ngoni and their surrounding neighbours is in their form of centralised chieftainship, inherited from father to son. 1950― Marriage in Changing Society iv. 71 The Ngoni regard uxorilocal residence as part of the obligation a man has towards his wife's parents. 1966C. G. Seligman Races of Africa (ed. 4) ix. 141 Reflex movements northwards had produced disorder long before Arab raids and Ngoni incursions spread ruin and desolation. |