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词汇 Makua
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Definition of Makua in English:

Makua

nounPlural Makuasˈmakuːəˈmako͞oə
  • 1A member of a people inhabiting the border regions of Mozambique, Malawi, and Tanzania.

    马夸人(居住在莫桑比克、马拉维和坦桑尼亚交界地区)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The leaflet accused President Chissano of regionalism, and of discriminating against Makuas (the main ethnic group in Nampula).
    • Slaves bought in Mozambique were often from the Makua, Yao or Maravi groups, who practised dental decoration of the patterns noted in these skeletons.
    • Indeed, a privilege to contribute to the work here between the Makuas.
    • Makua people maintain strongly that they trust in God- ‘the invisible one’ and dispute bitterly claim that before the arrival of the Arabs and the white man Makuas were pagans and worshipped trees and idols.
    • On his mother's side, he is a descendent of the Makuas, a group of Muslim East African slaves who were shipwrecked off the coast of South Africa in 1855.
  • 2mass noun The Bantu language of the Makua, with around 3.5 million speakers.

    马夸语(一种班图语,约有350万人使用)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the north, the Bantu languages of Yao and Makua predominate; in the Zambezi Valley, it is Nyanja is the dominant languages; and in the south, Tsonga is spoken.
    • This continuum is then used as a grid in discussing the status of the varieties of Makua and their potential for language development.
    • The EA omits key oral history data that establishes the importance of Makua to cultural practitioners.

Origin

A local name.

Definition of Makua in US English:

Makua

nounˈmako͞oə
  • 1A member of a people inhabiting the border regions of Mozambique, Malawi, and Tanzania.

    马夸人(居住在莫桑比克、马拉维和坦桑尼亚交界地区)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • On his mother's side, he is a descendent of the Makuas, a group of Muslim East African slaves who were shipwrecked off the coast of South Africa in 1855.
    • Indeed, a privilege to contribute to the work here between the Makuas.
    • Slaves bought in Mozambique were often from the Makua, Yao or Maravi groups, who practised dental decoration of the patterns noted in these skeletons.
    • Makua people maintain strongly that they trust in God- ‘the invisible one’ and dispute bitterly claim that before the arrival of the Arabs and the white man Makuas were pagans and worshipped trees and idols.
    • The leaflet accused President Chissano of regionalism, and of discriminating against Makuas (the main ethnic group in Nampula).
  • 2The Bantu language of the Makua.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the north, the Bantu languages of Yao and Makua predominate; in the Zambezi Valley, it is Nyanja is the dominant languages; and in the south, Tsonga is spoken.
    • The EA omits key oral history data that establishes the importance of Makua to cultural practitioners.
    • This continuum is then used as a grid in discussing the status of the varieties of Makua and their potential for language development.

Origin

A local name.

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