单词 | makonde |
释义 | Makondeadj.n. 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < adj.n.1876 |
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