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Nyoro

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Nyo·​ro | \ ˈnyō(ˌ)rō \
plural Nyoro or Nyoros

Definition of Nyoro

1 : a Bantu-speaking people of Uganda constituting a socially and economically complex society organized as a kingdom and presumed to be cognate with the Nyankole and other neighboring peoples
2 : a Bantu language of the Nyoro people

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“Nyoro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nyoro. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.

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