Basenjin.

Brit.

/bəˈsɛn(d)ʒi/, U.S.

/bəˈsɛn(d)ʒi/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, Basenjis.

Forms: 1900s– Baseiyi, 1900s– Basenji, 1900s– Basenyi, 1900s– Basenti. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Lingala. Etymon: Lingala basɛ́nzi.

Etymology: Probably < Lingala basɛ́nzi (formerly written basenji ; singular mosɛ́nzi ) wild ones, indigenous people or animals < ba- plural class prefix (for animate beings) + -sɛ́nzi indigenous, wild (probably < Swahili -shenzi uncivilized, probably ultimately related to the words discussed at Zinjanthropus n.).

1. With reference to the Congo basin: an indigenous person who has not adopted European customs or converted to Christianity. Now historical.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of West Africa > [noun] > countries or regions

Guinean1589

Kongo1600

Gambian1744

Guinea Negro1748

Congoese1765

Sierra Leonean1791

Congolese1800

Liberian1826

Guinea-man1830

Nigerian1860

Lagosian1897

Basenji1906

Ghanaian1949

assimilado1953

Mali1960

Malian1960

Katangese1962

Biafran1967

Zairean1972

Ivorian1973

Zairois1973

Zairese1974

Upper Voltan1975

Voltaic1976

1906 G. B. Michell Let. 18 Sept. in Corr. Independent State of Congo (Parl. Papers: Accts. & Papers 11) (1907) 49 I must say that, during more than nineteen years' experience in Northern and Central Africa, I have never seen such a miserably poor lot as the Basenji in this State.

1923 M. Easton Nyilak 77 He wanted his child to learn the ‘wisdom of the white folk’, and not to abide like a basenji.

1956 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 62 10/2 The évolué strives for contact and identification with the ruling caste, stressing all possible differences which distinguish him from the basenji (‘savages’).

1999 N. R. Hunt Colonial Lexicon of Birth Ritual, Medicalization, & Mobility in Congo 78 In the first decade of the century, clothes were a significant marker of who was associated with the mission as opposed to basenji.

2. A breed of smallish hunting dog, originating in central Africa, which tends to howl or yelp rather than bark; a dog of this breed.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > hound > [noun] > unspecified or other types of

talbot1562

kibble1590

saluki1809

redbone1886

Plott1904

blue-tick1922

blue-tick coonhound1922

Basenji1933

Illyrian hound1964

Pharaoh hound1967

1933 O. Burn in Field 4 Nov. 1157/1 Three years ago I imported to England five Baseiyis—the smooth-coated chestnut dog of terrier size used by the native chiefs for hunting antelope etc. on the Congo plateaux.

1935 Field 18 May 1251/1 Basentis don't bark!

1983 N.Y. Mag. 19 Sept. 120/2 He shares his Dix Hills home with two German shepherds and a basenji.

1993 S. J. Ettinger Pocket Compan. Textbk. Vet. Internal Med. lxxxvi. 477 Two breeds are reported to be predisposed [to lymphangiectasia]—the lundehund..and the basenji.

2004 Dog World Oct. 25/2 They yodel, chortle, whine, squeal, and have their own, trademark, Basenji ‘baroo’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	basenji
释义	Basenjin. Brit. /bəˈsɛn(d)ʒi/, U.S. /bəˈsɛn(d)ʒi/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, Basenjis. Forms: 1900s– Baseiyi, 1900s– Basenji, 1900s– Basenyi, 1900s– Basenti. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Probably a borrowing from Lingala. Etymon: Lingala basɛ́nzi. Etymology: Probably < Lingala basɛ́nzi (formerly written basenji ; singular mosɛ́nzi ) wild ones, indigenous people or animals < ba- plural class prefix (for animate beings) + -sɛ́nzi indigenous, wild (probably < Swahili -shenzi uncivilized, probably ultimately related to the words discussed at Zinjanthropus n.). 1. With reference to the Congo basin: an indigenous person who has not adopted European customs or converted to Christianity. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of West Africa > [noun] > countries or regions Guinean1589 Kongo1600 Gambian1744 Guinea Negro1748 Congoese1765 Sierra Leonean1791 Congolese1800 Liberian1826 Guinea-man1830 Nigerian1860 Lagosian1897 Basenji1906 Ghanaian1949 assimilado1953 Mali1960 Malian1960 Katangese1962 Biafran1967 Zairean1972 Ivorian1973 Zairois1973 Zairese1974 Upper Voltan1975 Voltaic1976 1906 G. B. Michell Let. 18 Sept. in Corr. Independent State of Congo (Parl. Papers: Accts. & Papers 11) (1907) 49 I must say that, during more than nineteen years' experience in Northern and Central Africa, I have never seen such a miserably poor lot as the Basenji in this State. 1923 M. Easton Nyilak 77 He wanted his child to learn the ‘wisdom of the white folk’, and not to abide like a basenji. 1956 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 62 10/2 The évolué strives for contact and identification with the ruling caste, stressing all possible differences which distinguish him from the basenji (‘savages’). 1999 N. R. Hunt Colonial Lexicon of Birth Ritual, Medicalization, & Mobility in Congo 78 In the first decade of the century, clothes were a significant marker of who was associated with the mission as opposed to basenji. 2. A breed of smallish hunting dog, originating in central Africa, which tends to howl or yelp rather than bark; a dog of this breed. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > hound > [noun] > unspecified or other types of talbot1562 kibble1590 saluki1809 redbone1886 Plott1904 blue-tick1922 blue-tick coonhound1922 Basenji1933 Illyrian hound1964 Pharaoh hound1967 1933 O. Burn in Field 4 Nov. 1157/1 Three years ago I imported to England five Baseiyis—the smooth-coated chestnut dog of terrier size used by the native chiefs for hunting antelope etc. on the Congo plateaux. 1935 Field 18 May 1251/1 Basentis don't bark! 1983 N.Y. Mag. 19 Sept. 120/2 He shares his Dix Hills home with two German shepherds and a basenji. 1993 S. J. Ettinger Pocket Compan. Textbk. Vet. Internal Med. lxxxvi. 477 Two breeds are reported to be predisposed [to lymphangiectasia]—the lundehund..and the basenji. 2004 Dog World Oct. 25/2 They yodel, chortle, whine, squeal, and have their own, trademark, Basenji ‘baroo’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1906
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