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单词 makonde
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Makondeadj.n.

Brit. /məˈkɒndeɪ/, U.S. /məˈkoʊnˌdeɪ/
Inflections: Plural unchanged, Makondes.
Forms: 1800s– Ma-Konde, 1800s– Makonde, 1900s– Makonda.
Origin: A borrowing from Makonde. Etymon: Makonde Makonde.
Etymology: < Makonde Makonde (plural Vamakonde), self-designation.
A. adj.
Of or relating to an African people inhabiting the border area of Tanzania and Mozambique, their art (esp. woodcarvings), or their language.
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of East Africa > [adjective] > other peoples
Galla1710
Afar1845
Makololo1857
Baganda1872
Acholi1874
Makonde1876
Ogoni1888
Oromo1890
Turkana1894
Lango1902
Sebei1902
Suk1902
Luo1909
Sandawe1925
Wanderobo1935
Pokot1951
1876 E. Steere (title) Collections for a handbook of the Makonde language.
1948 D. Diringer Alphabet 26 The Makonde people, an important tribe of Tanganyika Territory.
1970 Drum (Johannesburg) Feb. (E. Afr. ed.) 30/2 The Hall of Culture..will feature the famous Makonda carvings, paintings,..and local arts and crafts.
1991 Oxf. Art Jrnl. 14 8/1 When a Makonde sculptor departs from the stereotype..this is..because an element of doubt..has been worked into it.
B. n.
a. A member of the Makonde.
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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of East Africa > [noun] > other peoples
Galla1625
Afar1845
Nyasa1848
Kikuyu1849
Barotse1851
Makololo1853
Oromo1868
Baganda1872
Acholi1874
Makonde1883
Kamba1885
Luo1886
Ogoni1888
Turkana1894
Lango1902
Sebei1902
Suk1902
Wanderobo1902
Sapiny1909
Sandawe1924
Kipsigis1931
Pokot1937
1883 R. N. Cust Sketch Mod. Langs. Afr. II. xii. 342 A little to the north of the Ma-Konde dwell the Wa-Mwera.
1911 Encycl. Brit. I. 330/2 Bantu negroids... Ma-konde.
1973 Times 17 Feb. (Mozambique Suppl.) p. iv/3 (advt.) The Makondes were more given to tattooing.
1974 Times 2 May 5/2 Mr Simon Makada, a Makonde..and a Frelimo youth leader.
1974 Afr. 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.
b. The Bantu language of the Makonde.
ΚΠ
1911 Encycl. Brit. III. 359/1 The archaic Makonde or Mabiha [language] of the lower Ruvuma, and the coast between Lindi and Ibo.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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