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hutu

Hutu

adjective noun OO-too Rare

Origin: from Kinyarwanda Hutu, an ethnic group of Central Africa

Usage Note

Hutu refers to the Bantu ethnic group of Rwanda and Burundi. In Italian it is invariable (does not change for gender or number): un Hutu, i Hutu. It appears primarily in historical and journalistic contexts relating to the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Examples

"Il documento tratta del conflitto hutu."

Natural Translation

The document deals with the Hutu conflict.

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