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Hutu

noun Hu·tu \ ˈhü-(ˌ)tü \

Definition of Hutu

plural Hutu or Hutus
: a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Rwanda and Burundi

Origin and Etymology of hutu

Kinyarwanda & Kirundi (Bantu languages of East Africa)

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