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Chimpanzee

2 stages from Tshiluba (Bantu) to English.

Today it means a great ape native to the forests and savannas of Central and West Africa
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Stage 1 of 2
chimpenzi
Tshiluba (Bantu) · medieval
"chimpanzee"
a Central African name for the great ape
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chimpanzee
English · 1738
"a great ape native to Central and West Africa"
adopted through European contact with Central Africa
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