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In 1738 the name of a chimpanzee is published as "chimpenze" derived from an kongolese language, calle kiVili, the language of the Vili or Foite- people. The meaning is cited as "mockman" or "ape". The origin of "chimpenze" might be a combination of two kiSwahili words "nchima" = "blue monkey" and "mzee" = "Sir" or "respectable gentleman".

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