Lobedu
/lə(ʊ)ˈbɛduː/(also loBedu, Lovedu, Lubedu) South African
noun
1A member of a Northern Sotho people, living mainly in Limpopo province (formerly the northern Transvaal) in South Africa.
2The south-eastern Bantu language of the Lobedu, belonging to the Northern Sotho group, and now largely regarded as a dialect of Sepedi.
adjective
Of, relating to, or designating the Lobedu or their language.
Origin
1930s. From Lobedu Lobedu, self-designation.
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