Definitions
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- proper noun A
Bantu language spoken by the Ovimbundu people in the central highlands ofAngola .
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- noun a Bantu language spoken in Angola
Etymologies
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Examples
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Jamba ( "elephant" in Umbundu) region for its bastion.
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"It's because they all speak Umbundu, not Portuguese," a
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The principal victims of the conflict have been among the Umbundu tribe, some of Savimbi's strong supporters.
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[3] I have used the most common form, Ovimbundu (technically the plural of Umbundu): neither should be confused with Kimbundu, sometimes termed Mbundu.
Inside Angola Smiley, Xan 1983
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Damaraland, the _Umbundu_ of the Bihe highlands of south Angola, the _Nano_ of the Benguela coast, and _Si-ndonga_, _Ku-anyama_ and _Oci-mbo_ of the southern regions of Portuguese Angola and the northern half of German
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various
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American Mission at Bailundu under the name of _Umbundu_.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various
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The 32-year-old was a presenter of an Umbundu-language programme, and had never received any threats, Kangombe said.
News24 Top Stories 2010
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He had presented a weekly, Umbundu-language news call-in programme on private Radio Despertar.
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The villagers in Umbundu, in south-western Angola, could see little difference between the two sides: both wanted power, food and young men.
Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph 2009
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The villagers in Umbundu, in south-western Angola, could see little difference between the two sides: both wanted power, food and young men.
Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph 2009
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