Ndembuadj.n.

Brit.

/(ə)nˈdɛmbuː/, U.S.

/(ə)nˈdɛmbu/

Inflections: Plural unchanged.

Forms: 1900s– Ndembo, 1900s– Ndembu.

Origin: A borrowing from Ndembu. Etymon: Ndembu Ndembu.

Etymology: < Ndembu Ndembu, self-designation. Compare French Ndembo (1933).Compare:1893 Jrnl. Amer. Geogr. Soc. N.Y. 25 310 Ji-ndembu is the plural of ndembu, which is the title of a chief or king who has other chiefs under him as vassals. This title is used between the Mbengu and Loji rivers. The principal ndembu chiefs are Mbamba-Mbuila, [etc.].

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating a people inhabiting Zambia and adjacent parts of Angola and the Democratic republic of the Congo.

1944 Afr. Stud. 3 153/2 Lunda: This is the Ndembo form of Lunda spoken in the north-west of Northern Rhodesia (Balovale and Mwinilunga) and adjacent areas of Angola and the Katanga.

1957 V. W. Turner Schism & Continuity in Afr. Society viii. 254 Ndembu men appear to marry their patrilateral and matrilateral cross-cousins with equal frequency.

1991 J. J. Hoover Countries of World: Zambia (Electronic ed.) The Ndembu language farther north extends into southwestern Zaire and forms a group of its own.

2000 A. Ben-Amos Funerals, Politics & Memory ix. 304 At first glance there seems to be no similarity between Ndembu initiation rites and the funerary ceremonies of the Third Republic.

B. n.

1. The Bantu language of the Ndembu, usually regarded as a dialect of Lunda. Cf. Lunda n.² and adj.

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1945 C. M. Doke Bantu 106 Lunda,..this is known as Ndembo or Lunda of Kalunda, and must be distinguished from Luunda of the Central zone.

1977 C. F. Voeglin & F. M. Voeglin Classification & Index World's Langs. 558/1 Ndembu = Ndembo. Lunda.

1991 J. J. Hoover Countries of World: Zambia (Electronic ed.) Ndembu is distinct from both the Luunda dialect of Bemba spoken by Eastern or Northern Lunda of Luapula Province and the Ruund language of the Lunda imperial heartland in Zaire.

2. Usually in (unchanged) plural. A member of the Ndembu people.

1951 M. McCulloch Southern Lunda & Related Peoples 14 The Ndembu have cassava as the staple crop.

1955 Africa 25 125 The Ndembu have little heritable property.

1975 W. A. Haviland Cultural Anthropol. xiii. 319/2 During the installation rites of a chief among the Ndembu.., a different type of role reversal is manifest.

1993 C. L. Albyn & L. Sinaiko Multicultural Cookbook for Students (Electronic ed.) The Ndembu subsist on cassava and hunting.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ndembu
释义	Ndembuadj.n. Brit. /(ə)nˈdɛmbuː/, U.S. /(ə)nˈdɛmbu/ Inflections: Plural unchanged. Forms: 1900s– Ndembo, 1900s– Ndembu. Origin: A borrowing from Ndembu. Etymon: Ndembu Ndembu. Etymology: < Ndembu Ndembu, self-designation. Compare French Ndembo (1933).Compare:1893 Jrnl. Amer. Geogr. Soc. N.Y. 25 310 Ji-ndembu is the plural of ndembu, which is the title of a chief or king who has other chiefs under him as vassals. This title is used between the Mbengu and Loji rivers. The principal ndembu chiefs are Mbamba-Mbuila, [etc.]. A. adj. Of, relating to, or designating a people inhabiting Zambia and adjacent parts of Angola and the Democratic republic of the Congo. Π 1944 Afr. Stud. 3 153/2 Lunda: This is the Ndembo form of Lunda spoken in the north-west of Northern Rhodesia (Balovale and Mwinilunga) and adjacent areas of Angola and the Katanga. 1957 V. W. Turner Schism & Continuity in Afr. Society viii. 254 Ndembu men appear to marry their patrilateral and matrilateral cross-cousins with equal frequency. 1991 J. J. Hoover Countries of World: Zambia (Electronic ed.) The Ndembu language farther north extends into southwestern Zaire and forms a group of its own. 2000 A. Ben-Amos Funerals, Politics & Memory ix. 304 At first glance there seems to be no similarity between Ndembu initiation rites and the funerary ceremonies of the Third Republic. B. n. 1. The Bantu language of the Ndembu, usually regarded as a dialect of Lunda. Cf. Lunda n.² and adj. ΘΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Niger-Congo proper languages > Kwa family > Bantu languages Kaffir1820 Swahilese1833 Sesotho1846 Chagga1849 Kikuyu1849 Mitshi1854 Manganja1859 Bantu1866 Kavirondo1870 Luganda1876 Sotho1876 Fan1883 Gogo1883 Lunda1883 Nyamwezi1883 Kioko1884 Barotse1888 Ganda1891 Tumbuka1891 Chichewa1897 Bemba1902 Nyanja1902 Rwanda1902 Lingala1903 Sepedi1905 Ila1907 Lamba1907 Chewa1908 Venda1908 Ngoni1911 Munchi1913 Meru1921 Yao1924 Lozi1937 Nguni1939 Ndembu1945 Mwera1947 Sango1948 Ovambo1953 Sukuma1969 Tiv1976 1945 C. M. Doke Bantu 106 Lunda,..this is known as Ndembo or Lunda of Kalunda, and must be distinguished from Luunda of the Central zone. 1977 C. F. Voeglin & F. M. Voeglin Classification & Index World's Langs. 558/1 Ndembu = Ndembo. Lunda. 1991 J. J. Hoover Countries of World: Zambia (Electronic ed.) Ndembu is distinct from both the Luunda dialect of Bemba spoken by Eastern or Northern Lunda of Luapula Province and the Ruund language of the Lunda imperial heartland in Zaire. 2. Usually in (unchanged) plural. A member of the Ndembu people. Π 1951 M. McCulloch Southern Lunda & Related Peoples 14 The Ndembu have cassava as the staple crop. 1955 Africa 25 125 The Ndembu have little heritable property. 1975 W. A. Haviland Cultural Anthropol. xiii. 319/2 During the installation rites of a chief among the Ndembu.., a different type of role reversal is manifest. 1993 C. L. Albyn & L. Sinaiko Multicultural Cookbook for Students (Electronic ed.) The Ndembu subsist on cassava and hunting. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1944
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