Definitions
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- proper noun An ethnic group of East Africa, mainly living in
Tanzania ,Malawi , andZambia . - proper noun The
language of these people. - adjective Pertaining to the Ngoni or their language.
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Examples
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Bassekou plays a three-stringed instrument, the Ngoni, that is the precursor to the banjo.
Julia Moulden: Who Would You Invite to Your Dream Dinner Party? 2010
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Bassekou plays a three-stringed instrument, the Ngoni, that is the precursor to the banjo.
Julia Moulden: Who Would You Invite to Your Dream Dinner Party? 2010
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After various collaborations, Kouyate founded his Ngoni Ba ensemble.
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume 198 Phil Ramone 2011
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The Njombe appear to form the center of an areal distribution of this word that also extends south into the Ngoni language of the Rufiji-Ruvuma branch of Kaskazi. back
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One time he was examining an Ngoni bull with the wide, curving horns of an ox when it swung its head and gored him in the abdomen.
Rainbow’s End Lauren St John 2007
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Chilapalapa, otherwise known as Fanagalo, was a simplistic form of Ngoni Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele, and related languages, amalgamated with snippets of English, Dutch, and Afrikaans.
Rainbow’s End Lauren St John 2007
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Farmers were given a glimmer of hope last month when Ngoni
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One time he was examining an Ngoni bull with the wide, curving horns of an ox when it swung its head and gored him in the abdomen.
Rainbow’s End Lauren St John 2007
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An incredible vocalist and Ngoni player, he arrived in Guelph from Mali in late June thanks to the enterprising efforts of music man Lewis Melville.
Great Guelph Photos and Cool Blog Links by Creative Guelphites 2007
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Chilapalapa, otherwise known as Fanagalo, was a simplistic form of Ngoni Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele, and related languages, amalgamated with snippets of English, Dutch, and Afrikaans.
Rainbow’s End Lauren St John 2007
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