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单词 Mbuti
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Definition of Mbuti in English:

Mbuti

nounPlural Mbutis(ə)mˈbuːti(ə)mˈbo͞odē
  • A member of a Pygmy people of western Uganda and adjacent areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Streams and forests are being degraded, the livelihoods of the indigenous people, the Mbuti, in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve are threatened, and wildlife is being destroyed at an alarming rate.
    • Within Africa, the two Pygmy groups have the lowest heterozygosity, and the Mbuti markedly so.
    • Some of these groups are the Aka, Baka, Efe, and Mbuti.
    • The Mbutis (of the Pygmy group) in central West Africa, for example, were pushed all the way into the Ituri Forest of DRC and Gabon.
    • The choreographer is a long-time fan of the polyphonic vocalizing of the Aka clan of the Mbuti (commonly known as Pygmy).
adjective(ə)mˈbuːti(ə)mˈbo͞odē
  • Relating to the Mbuti.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In particular, the Mbuti population shows highest genetic variation but a lower value for the expansion index compared with those for Central Africans, Europeans, and East Asians.
    • The Mbuti people are renowned for a vocal style in which many voices simultaneously sing different, independent melodies.

Origin

The name in local languages.

 
 

Definition of Mbuti in US English:

Mbuti

noun(ə)mˈbo͞odē
  • A member of a Pygmy people of western Uganda and adjacent areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Streams and forests are being degraded, the livelihoods of the indigenous people, the Mbuti, in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve are threatened, and wildlife is being destroyed at an alarming rate.
    • The Mbutis (of the Pygmy group) in central West Africa, for example, were pushed all the way into the Ituri Forest of DRC and Gabon.
    • The choreographer is a long-time fan of the polyphonic vocalizing of the Aka clan of the Mbuti (commonly known as Pygmy).
    • Some of these groups are the Aka, Baka, Efe, and Mbuti.
    • Within Africa, the two Pygmy groups have the lowest heterozygosity, and the Mbuti markedly so.
adjective(ə)mˈbo͞odē
  • Relating to the Mbuti.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In particular, the Mbuti population shows highest genetic variation but a lower value for the expansion index compared with those for Central Africans, Europeans, and East Asians.
    • The Mbuti people are renowned for a vocal style in which many voices simultaneously sing different, independent melodies.

Origin

The name in local languages.

 
 
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