azande
|a-zan-de|
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/ˌæzænˈdeɪ/
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/ˌɑːzænˈdeɪ/
Zande people / Zande language
Etymology
'azande' originates from the Zande (or Zande language), specifically the word 'zande', where the root meant 'people' or 'persons' in the Zande language.
'azande' entered European languages via 19th- and early 20th-century colonial and missionary records (often written as 'Azandé' in French) and was adopted into English to refer to the ethnic group and their language.
Initially it referred broadly to 'the people' in the Zande language; in English it evolved to mean specifically the Azande ethnic group and, by extension, their language.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a member of the Azande people, an ethnic group in Central Africa (mainly in South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic).
An azande attended the regional meeting to discuss community issues.
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Noun 2
the Zande (or Azande) language spoken by the Azande people, a Ubangian language also called Zande.
She learned to speak azande while living in the village.
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Last updated: 2025/12/06 21:53