Babenzele

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noun

A member of the Aka people; an Aka.

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Meanings

nounBabenzele (plural Babenzele)
  1. A member of the Aka people; an Aka.

    The Babenzele, a Pygmy tribe in the Congo, combine polyphony [...] and polyrhythm [...]. Many Westerners find this kind of music hard to follow and appreciate.

    2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 128
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APA

Babenzele. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Babenzele

MLA

“Babenzele.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Babenzele. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Babenzele,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Babenzele.

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