A member of a Bantu ethnic group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or their language.
From Bantu language roots, representing yet another Central African ethnic designation. Related to nearby groups like the Bakuba and Bakunda.
The proliferation of similar-sounding names like Bakuba, Bakunda, and Bakutu reflects the reality that the Congo Basin's peoples are closely related yet culturally distinct—colonizers often lumped them together, erasing real differences.
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