Azande

[ uh-zan-dee ]

noun

, plural A·zan·des, (especially collectively) A·zan·de

1. a member of a people of the Congo-Sudan region of central Africa.
2. the Adamawa-Eastern language spoken by the Azande.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Azande or their language.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Azande¹

First recorded in 1870–75; probably a self-designation

Example Sentences

“It is an opportunity,” said Atoroba Wilson Rikita Gbudue, the king of the Azande Kingdom in southwest South Sudan, who said that the country was blessed with oil, gold, diamonds and fertile land.

From New York Times

In recent months, the L.R.A. guerillas have increased further in number, and are believed to be operating out of Azande, a hunting area just west of the park.

From The New Yorker

“Niumbaha” means “rare” or “unusual” in Zande, the language of the Azande people of South Sudan, who live near where the specimen was collected.

From Washington Post

Consider the Azande tribe of the Sudan, studied in the 1920s by the anthropologist EE Evans-Pritchard: they have no concept of luck at all; every unwelcome event is due to the malicious intent of someone else.

From The Guardian

The Azande people of Central Africa reportedly used to skim the fat off the top of a human stew for later use as a seasoning or torch fuel.

From Slate