Explore Makonde through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Makonde meaning
A people of southeast Tanzania and northern Mozambique.
Using Makonde
- The main meaning on this page is: A people of southeast Tanzania and northern Mozambique.
Context around Makonde
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Makonde
- In this selection, "makonde" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, jewelry and sculptures stand out and add context to how "makonde" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include makonde and yao and of jewelry makonde sculptures exotic. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "makonde" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with makonde
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Mozambique's most highly developed art forms have been wood sculpture, for which the Makonde in northern Mozambique are particularly renowned, and dance. (23 words)
From batik paintings, ethnic pieces of jewelry, Makonde sculptures, exotic cloths, wooden handicrafts, straw bags, intricately woven wire objects and ebony boxes with exquisite inlays to the traditional Capulanas, we were overwhelmed with choices. (34 words)
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. (36 words)
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. (36 words)
From batik paintings, ethnic pieces of jewelry, Makonde sculptures, exotic cloths, wooden handicrafts, straw bags, intricately woven wire objects and ebony boxes with exquisite inlays to the traditional Capulanas, we were overwhelmed with choices. (34 words)
Mozambique's most highly developed art forms have been wood sculpture, for which the Makonde in northern Mozambique are particularly renowned, and dance. (23 words)
Example sentences (3)
From batik paintings, ethnic pieces of jewelry, Makonde sculptures, exotic cloths, wooden handicrafts, straw bags, intricately woven wire objects and ebony boxes with exquisite inlays to the traditional Capulanas, we were overwhelmed with choices.
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.
Mozambique's most highly developed art forms have been wood sculpture, for which the Makonde in northern Mozambique are particularly renowned, and dance.