Mangbetu

noun

Mang·​be·​tu
mäŋˈbe(ˌ)tü
variants or less commonly Mangbattu
-ba(-
or Mangbettu
-be(-
or Mombuttoo
mämˈbə(-
plural Mangbetu or Mangbetus
1
a
: a people dwelling about the headwaters of the Uele river in northern Zaire and sometimes regarded as a distinctive racial type
b
: a member of such people
2
: a Central Sudanic language of the Mangbetu people

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“Mangbetu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mangbetu. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.

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