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  2. Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba - Wikipedia

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    Nzinga Ana de Sousa Mbande, Nzinga (/ n ə ˈ z ɪ ŋ ɡ ə /; c. 1583 – 17 December 1663) was a southwest African ruler who ruled as queen of the Ambundu Kingdoms of Ndongo (1624–1663) and Matamba (1631–1663), located in present-day northern Angola. [1]

  3. Kimbundu - Wikipedia

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    There is a small number of words of Kimbundu origin and many of those are indirect loans, borrowed via Angolan Portuguese. The examples generally understood by most or all speakers of Angolan and European Portuguese include bué (pronounced, "very, a lot"), [8] cota (, "old person" [9]) mambo ()

  4. Nigga - Wikipedia

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    Nigga (/ ˈ n ɪ ɡ ə /), also known as "the N-word" is a colloquial term in African-American Vernacular English that is considered vulgar in many contexts. It began as a dialect form of the word nigger , an ethnic slur against black people .

  5. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for ...

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    For every 3 non-theme words you find, you earn a hint. Hints show the letters of a theme word. If there is already an active hint on the board, a hint will show that word’s letter order.

  6. Trailer for 'African Queens: Njinga' tells the story of a ...

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    The season's trailer shows Njinga taking a stand against slavery and defending her kingdom against European colonizers."There are so many stories to be told in rega Trailer for 'African Queens ...

  7. Spelling pronunciation - Wikipedia

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    A spelling pronunciation is the pronunciation of a word according to its spelling when this differs from a longstanding standard or traditional pronunciation. Words that are spelled with letters that were never pronounced or that were not pronounced for many generations or even hundreds of years have increasingly been pronounced as written, especially since the arrival of mandatory schooling ...

  8. 20 Longest Words in English and Their Meanings (Plus ... - AOL

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    Pronunciation: anti-dis-es-tab-lish-ment-ar-i-an-is-m Meaning: A political position that originated in 19th-century Britain opposing proposals for the disestablishment of the Church. Letters : 28

  9. Ambundu - Wikipedia

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    Queen Njinga was the daughter of a deceased Ndongo ngola. At the request of Mbandi, the reigning ngola and her brother, she negotiated a peace treaty with the Portuguese. The treaty gave substantial trade and religious advantages to Portugal but delivered Mbandi the throne in Ndongo.