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51Igbo — /ig boh/, n., pl. Igbos, (esp. collectively) Igbo. Ibo. * * * or Ibo People of southeastern Nigeria. The Igbo speak dialects of Igbo, a Benue Congo language of the Niger Congo family (see Niger Congo languages). Before European colonization the… …
52Kamba — /kahm beuh/, n. 1. an agricultural people of central Kenya, renowned as traders and woodcarvers. 2. the Bantu language of the Kamba. * * * ▪ people Bantu speaking people of Kenya. They are closely related to the neighbouring Kikuyu.… …
53Mojave — /moh hah vee/, n., pl. Mojaves, (esp. collectively) Mojave, adj. Mohave. * * * or Mohave North American Indian farmers living mostly in Arizona, U.S. The Mojave language is a member of the Yuman language family. The traditional territory of the… …
54Pakistan — /pak euh stan , pah keuh stahn /, n. 1. Islamic Republic of, a republic in S Asia, between India and Afghanistan: formerly part of British India; known as West Pakistan from 1947 71 to distinguish it from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).… …
55Sherpa — /sher peuh, sherr /, n., pl. Sherpas, (esp. collectively) Sherpa. 1. a member of a people of Tibetan stock living in the Nepalese Himalayas, who often serve as porters on mountain climbing expeditions. 2. (sometimes l.c.) an expert chosen by a… …
56Yoruba — Yoruban, adj. /yawr euh beuh, yohr /, n., pl. Yorubas, (esp. collectively) Yoruba for 1. 1. a member of a numerous West African coastal people. 2. the language of the Yoruba, a Kwa language. * * * One of Nigeria s three largest ethnic groups,… …
57Dagomba — ▪ people also called Dagbamba the dominant ethnic group in the chiefdom of Dagbon in the northern region of Ghana; they speak Dagbani (Dagbane), a language of the Gur (Gur languages) branch of the Niger Congo language family (Niger Congo… …
58Western Africa — ▪ region, Africa Introduction region lying south of the Sahara and east and north of the Atlantic Ocean. It is latitudinally divided into two parallel belts of land: the western portion of the Sudan, a geographic area that stretches across… …
59Ghosts in Chinese culture — An image of Zhong Kui, the vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, painted sometime before 1304 A.D. by Gong Kai. There are many references to ghosts in Chinese culture. Even Confucius said, Respect ghosts and gods, but keep away from them. [1] The …
60Cousin marriage — Charles Darwin and his wife Emma were first cousins. Cousin marriage is marriage between two cousins. In various jurisdictions and cultures, such marriages range from being considered ideal and actively encouraged, to being uncommon but still… …
