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PRONUNCIATION OF HUTU

Hutu  [ˈhuːˌtuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUTU

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hutu is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HUTU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hutu

Hutu

The Hutu /ˈhuːtuː/, also known as the Abahutu, is an ethnic group inhabiting the African Great Lakes region. They mainly live in Rwanda, Burundi, and the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where they form one of the principal population divisions alongside the Tutsi and the Twa.

Definition of Hutu in the English dictionary

The definition of Hutu in the dictionary is a member of a Negroid people of Rwanda and Burundi.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HUTU


B-2
ˈbiːˌtuː
Chengdu
ˈtʃɛŋˈtuː
go-to
ˈɡəʊˌtuː
hitherto
ˈhɪðəˈtuː
into
ˈɪntuː
manitu
ˈmænɪˌtuː
ratu
ˈrɑːtuː
set-to
ˈsɛttuː
surtout
ˈsɜːtuː
tattoo
tæˈtuː
thereto
ˌðɛəˈtuː
to
tuː
too
tuː
tuktoo
ˈtʌkˌtuː
tuktu
ˈtʌkˌtuː
tutu
ˈtuːtuː
two
tuː
unto
ˈʌntuː
Vanuatu
ˈvænuːˌætuː
vertu
vɜːˈtuː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUTU

Huston
huswife
hut
hut circle
hutch
Hutcheson
hutchie
hutia
hutlike
hutment
Hutterite
Hutton
hutzpah
Huxley
Huygens
Huygens´ eyepiece
Huysmans

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUTU

aitu
Bantu
battu
btu
Desmond Tutu
Hiri Motu
impromptu
in situ
kohutuhutu
kutu
latu
makutu
Mobutu
motu
Republic of Vanuatu
Tartu
Timbuktu
Ubuntu
utu
virtu

Synonyms and antonyms of Hutu in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Hutu» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUTU

Find out the translation of Hutu to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Hutu from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Hutu» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

胡图
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hutu
570 millions of speakers

English

Hutu
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हुतु
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الهوتو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хуту
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hutu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টুটসি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Hutu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hutu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hutu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フツ族
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

후투족
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hutu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Hutu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹூட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हुटु
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hutu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Hutu
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Hutu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хуту
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Hutu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Χούτου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Hutu
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hutuen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hutu
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Hutu

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUTU»

The term «Hutu» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.167 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUTU» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Hutu

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUTU»

Discover the use of Hutu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Hutu and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Purity and Exile: Violence, Memory, and National Cosmology ...
This book explores how essentialized categories of identity such as 'Hutu' and 'Tutsi' are produced through violence and exile.
Liisa H. Malkki, 1995
2
Politics Of Innocence: Hutu Identity, Conflict and Camp Life
Based on thorough ethnographic fieldwork in a refugee camp in Tanzania this book provides a rich account of the benevolent “disciplining mechanisms” of humanitarian agencies, led by the UNHCR, and of the situated, dynamic, indeterminate ...
Simon Turner, 2013
3
Hutu and Tutsi
Surveys the culture, history, and contemporary life of the two groups involved in the tragic civil war in Rwanda, the Hutu and the Tutsi.
Aimable Twagilimana, 1998
4
Hutu and Kawa Find an Island
Far ahead of their time, they show a real concern for the preservation of our precious wildlife and environment. THE ADVENTURES OF HUTU AND KAWA This is the first Hutu and Kawa story.
‎1990
5
Culture and Customs of Rwanda
These include the Hutu, with about 84 percent of the population, the Tutsi (15%), and the Twa (1%). The Twa (Pygmy) hunters and potters are considered the indigenous people. The Hutu and Tutsi who migrated to the region at different times ...
Julius Adekunle, 2007
6
The Media and the Rwanda Genocide
The second part of the article, entitled 'The Tutsi ambition', described the Tutsi as ' bloodthirsty', and referred to their continuing ideology of Tutsi domination over the Hutu, and to the 'permanent dream of the Tutsi' to restore Tutsi minority rule.
Allan Thompson, 2007
7
Burundi: Ethnic Conflict and Genocide
antagonisms are a key feature of the Hutu discourse on ethnicity. Here the Tutsi as a group emerge as the incarnation of profoundly malefic influences, fundamentally alien to Hutu culture and traceable to the invasion of Hamitic elements from ...
Rene Lemarchand, 1996
8
Encyclopedia of Genocide: Vol. 1-
Year Burundi Year Rwanda 1972 killings of Tutsi by Hutu estimate 2,000–3,000 victims retaliatory killing of Hutu by Tutsi estimate 100,000–300,000 victims 1994 killings of Tutsi and Hutu by Hutu estimate 800,000 victims retaliatory killing of ...
Israel W. Charny, Simon Wiesenthal, Desmond Tutu, 1999
9
Dictionary of Genocide [Two Volumes]
HUTU POWER committed large-scale massacres of Hutu in Burundi. The relationship between the Hutu and Tutsi is inextricably intertwined within the Great Lakes region: since 1994 there have been renewed efforts at reconciliation and the ...
SAMUEL TOTTEN, PAUL BARTROP, ERIC MARKUSEN, 2007
10
Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History and ...
If the choice between Hutu and Tutsi women were non-problematic for Hutu extremists, narratives to the effect that Tutsi use the beauty of their women to ensnare Hutu would be unnecessary. One can only speculate about the possible  ...
Roy Richard Grinker, Stephen C. Lubkemann, Christopher B. Steiner, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUTU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Hutu is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rwanda opposition complains over leader's jail conditions - Yahoo …
... through terrorism and war" and for playing down Rwanda's 1994 genocide, in which at least 800,000 people were killed by Hutu extremists. «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
2
New film delves into Indonesia's bloody past | Al Jazeera America
In Germany, it was the burning of the Reichstag; in Rwanda, it was the shooting down of a plane carrying the Hutu president; and in Indonesia, ... «Al Jazeera America, Jul 15»
3
Withdrawal of UN objections against DRC generals increases …
... longer a precondition of UN participation in an ongoing FARDC offensive against a Rwandan Hutu militant group in the east of the country. «IHS Jane's 360, Jul 15»
4
Biafra On My Mind - Codewit World News
The revered Oba of Lagos threatened measures Hutu extremists of 1994 would have applauded if the Igbo in his domain took their democratic ... «Codewit World News, Jul 15»
5
Art Review: Jean Luc Dushime, BCA Center
Psychopaths among the Hutu majority had carried out the world's worst ethnic slaughter since Hitler's. Using machetes, they also murdered ... «Seven Days, Jul 15»
6
The Srebrenica Massacre Must Be Recognized as a Genocide …
Butare is the Rwanda préfecture, or province, where it is estimated that 220,000 Tutsis were slaughtered by their Hutu neighbors and ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
7
The Official Rwanda Story Unravels
In contrast, the spinners of the “Kagame the Hero” tale have put the entire responsibility on the Hutu-controlled government and armed Hutu ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
8
Burundi: How Should the International Community Respond?
The international media too often casts the conflict in Burundi in historical terms as an inter-ethnic, inter-communal, majority Hutu versus ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
9
Understanding the Crisis in Burundi | World Policy Institute
“Adolphe” is a hero of the popular armed Hutu resistance in the days following the assassination of Melchior Ndadaye, the first democratically ... «World Policy Institute, Jul 15»
10
Congo-Kinshasa: Appeal for "Urgent" Arrest of ICC-Wanted Rebel …
The FDLR is a largely Rwandan Hutu rebel group based in eastern DRC, some of whose leaders participated in the 1994 genocide in ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

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