1. Makonde - Noun
2. Makonde - Proper noun
Makonde pl (plural only)
A people of southeast Tanzania and northern Mozambique.
Makonde
The Bantu language spoken by the Makonde.
Mozambique's most highly developed art forms have been wood sculpture, for which the Makonde in northern Mozambique are particularly renowned, and dance. Source: Internet
Makonde and Yao belong to a different group, Yao Malangano ga Sambano (Yao New Testament), British and Foreign Bible Society, London, 1952 being very close to the Mwera language of the Rondo Plateau area in Tanzania. Source: Internet
The government estimates that the Makonde people are approximately 4,000 however local Makonde leaders claim the number could be higher estimating it at more than 10,000. Source: Internet