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Definition of Ndembu in English: Ndembu(also Ndembo) adjective (ə)nˈdɛmbuː Of, relating to, or designating a people inhabiting Zambia and adjacent parts of Angola and the Democratic republic of the Congo.
noun (ə)nˈdɛmbuː 1The Bantu language of the Ndembu, usually regarded as a dialect of Lunda. 2Usually in (unchanged) plural A member of the Ndembu people.
Origin 1940s; earliest use found in African Studies. From Ndembu Ndembu, self-designation. Definition of Ndembu in US English: Ndembu(also Ndembo) adjective(ə)nˈdɛmbuː Of, relating to, or designating a people inhabiting Zambia and adjacent parts of Angola and the Democratic republic of the Congo.
noun(ə)nˈdɛmbuː 1The Bantu language of the Ndembu, usually regarded as a dialect of Lunda. 2Usually in (unchanged) plural A member of the Ndembu people.
Origin 1940s; earliest use found in African Studies. From Ndembu Ndembu, self-designation. |