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Umbundu

noun
Um·​bun·​du | \ ˌəm-ˈbu̇n-(ˌ)dü How to pronounce Umbundu (audio) \

Definition of Umbundu

: a Bantu language of central Angola

First Known Use of Umbundu

circa 1895, in the meaning defined above

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