nuba
ヌバ
解説 Definition
スーダンのヌバ山地に居住する、多様な言語と文化をもつ複数の民族集団の総称。単一の民族や単一の言語を指す名称ではない。
A collective name for diverse peoples indigenous to the Nuba Mountains region of Sudan. Nuba communities have distinct languages and cultural traditions, so the term does not refer to a single uniform tribe or language.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
NubaはスーダンのNuba Mountainsに暮らす多様な民族集団の総称です。単一の言語・単一部族名と決めつけず、the Nuba people、Nuba culture、Nuba languagesという連語で覚えましょう。NubiaやNubianとは歴史・地理的な関連が語られる一方、現代の民族名称としては同一ではない点にも注意します。
Anchor Nuba to the Nuba Mountains in Sudan. The useful collocations are the Nuba people, Nuba culture, and Nuba languages. Remember that Nuba is a collective label for a number of communities, not the name of one completely uniform tribe with a single language. The nearby-looking words Nubia and Nubian concern a broader historical region and peoples associated especially with the Nile, so they should not automatically replace Nuba. Capitalization is important because Nuba is an ethnic and geographical proper name, while the plural reference is commonly expressed as the Nuba or the Nuba people.
例文
The Nuba people have a rich cultural heritage in Sudan.
ヌバ民族はスーダンに豊かな文化遺産を持っている。
Nuba music and dance are distinctive forms of artistic expression.
ヌバの音楽と踊りは芸術表現の独特な形態。
The Nuba Mountains are home to several ethnic groups including the Nuba.
ヌバ山はヌバを含むいくつかの民族グループの本拠地。
nuba の類義語・関連語
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nuba の語源・成り立ち Etymology
Nuba は、スーダンのヌバ山地に暮らす諸集団の名称として定着しています。Nubia や Nubian としばしば比較され、古代エジプト語の「金」を表す語との関連を唱える説もありますが、名称どうしの正確な歴史的関係と最終的な語源は確定していません。現代の用法では、ヌバ山地という特定の地理的・文化的背景に結び付いた名称です。
Nuba is the established name for peoples of the Nuba Mountains in Sudan. It has often been compared with Nubia and Nubian, names associated with the Nile region to the north and east, and older explanations have connected these forms with an Egyptian term interpreted as “gold.” The precise historical relationship and ultimate origin are not fully certain, so the modern ethnic label Nuba should be understood through its specific Sudanese geographical and cultural use.
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