Lunda
/ˈlʊn.də/noun
Lunda is the name of a Bantu language, an ethnolinguistic group, and a historic kingdom in Central Africa.
Did you know?The Lunda Kingdom became a major Central African power, and its political traditions influenced neighboring states long before European colonial rule.
Etymological Timeline
Before the 17th Century
Bantu
Lunda
“An ethnonym associated with a Central African Bantu-speaking people; the deeper word origin is uncertain.”
17th–19th Centuries
Lunda
Lunda
“Name of the Lunda Kingdom, a major state centered in the region of modern southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Zambia.”
19th Century
European records
Lunda
“Recorded by European travelers and colonial sources as the name of the people, kingdom, and language.”
Modern English
English
Lunda
“A proper name for the Lunda people, the Lunda language, and related historical and geographic entities.”