Etymology

Nzadi

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Today it means: A people, who live on the Kasai River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Full definition →

Kongo nzadider.? ← Proto-Bantu *jade
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  1. Proto-Bantu*jade
  2. Kongonzadider.?
  3. English todayNzadi

An exonym, probably from Kongo nzadi (“river”).

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