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Hutu
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Hu·tu  (ht)
n. pl. Hutu or Hu·tus
A member of a Bantu people inhabiting Rwanda and Burundi.

Hutu [ˈhuːˌtuː]
n pl -tu, -tus
(Social Science / Peoples) a member of a Negroid people of Rwanda and Burundi
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Noun1.Hutu - a member of a Bantu people living in Rwanda and Burundi
Burundi, Republic of Burundi - a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika
Ruanda, Rwanda, Rwandese Republic - a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony
Bantu - a member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa


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According to Kidder, there is little discernible difference between the Hutus and Tutsis.
Burundi's regime has been dominated by the Hutus since 2005.
For example in Rwanda, the Tutsis were traditionally pastoralists while the Hutus were agriculturalists.
 
 
 
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