The ubiquitous one-storey detached bungalow comes from an east-Indian Hindi word (bangala) used to describe the high-status houses occupied by officers of the British Raj.
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One of the tribes in the Kongo Valley is called the Bangala tribe.
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Through the country of the Bangala they now fought their way.
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We have now traversed the whole of the river which runs past the Bangala District.
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The Basongo and Bangala are yet only partially subdued.