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Makere People
The Makere are an ethnic group of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, living near the Bima River in the Northern part of the country. They speak the Mangbetu language Mangbetu, or ''Nemangbetu,'' is one of the most populous of the Central Sudanic languages. It is spoken by the Mangbetu people of northeastern Congo. It, or its speakers, are also known as ''Amangbetu, Kingbetu, Mambetto.'' The most populous di .... References External links * Ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{Africa-ethno-group-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makere Native With A Great-crowned Eagle, Herbert Lang
Makere may refer to: *Makere, Kenya, a settlement in Coast Province, Kenya *Makere people, an ethnic group of the Democratic Republic of Congo See also *Makerere Makerere ( ) is a neighborhood in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The name also applies to the hill on which this neighborhood is perched; one of the original seven hills that constituted Kampala at the time of its founding, in the e ..., a neighborhood in Kampala, Uganda * Maatkare, a name shared by several royal women from Ancient Egypt {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Republic Of The Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in Central Africa. It is bordered to the northwest by the Republic of the Congo, to the north by the Central African Republic, to the northeast by South Sudan, to the east by Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi, and by Tanzania (across Lake Tanganyika), to the south and southeast by Zambia, to the southwest by Angola, and to the west by the South Atlantic Ocean and the Cabinda exclave of Angola. By area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 108 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populous officially Francophone country in the world. The national capital and largest city is Kinshasa, which is also the nation's economic center. Centered on the Cong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bima River
The Bima River is a river of Bas-Uélé province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a left tributary of the Uele River. Course The Bima flows through the Poko, Bambesa and Buta territories and enters the Uele River near Malengweya. The Bima is among the most important of the tributaries of the Uele, the others being the Uere River and the Bomokandi River. The Andu River is a large right tributary of the Bima. The Bana River is another tributary. In 1955 the west boundary of the Bambesa Territory was defined in part by the Bima from its confluence with the Uele up to its confluence with the Andu, and then along the Bima to its intersection with the Bondo-Mungbere railway. Diamonds have been found in association with gold in the upper part of the Bima. Colonial era Around November 1890 the Zanzibar Arab Mirambo arrived in the Uele region, starting from a point on the Aruwimi River upstream from Yambuya. Passing the Rubi River he went NNE through Bagbwe and Bayo t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangbetu Language
Mangbetu, or ''Nemangbetu,'' is one of the most populous of the Central Sudanic languages. It is spoken by the Mangbetu people of northeastern Congo. It, or its speakers, are also known as ''Amangbetu, Kingbetu, Mambetto.'' The most populous dialect, and the one most widely understood, is called Medje. Others are Aberu (Nabulu), Makere, Malele, Popoi (Mapopoi). The most divergent is Lombi; ''Ethnologue'' treats it as a distinct language. About half of the population speaks Bangala, a trade language similar to Lingala, and in southern areas some speak Swahili. The Mangbetu live in association with the Asua Pygmies, and their languages are closely related. Dialects Mangbetu dialects and locations as listed by Demolin (1992): *''Mangbetu proper'' is spoken north of Isiro, in the subregion of Haut-Uele and north of the Bomokandi River. It is found in Nangazizi and Rungu in the collectivité of Azanga, Ganga in the collectivité of Okondo, Tapili in the collectivité of Mangb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
