samango, noun

/səˈmæŋɡəʊ/
Origin:
IsiZulu, PortugueseShow more IsiZulu insimango, probably related to isimanga something surprising, isimangamanga something wondrous or beautiful; or perhaps related to Portuguese samango lazy man.
In full samango monkey: either of two species of the forest monkey Cercopithecus mitis (or albogularis) of the Cercopithicidae: a. C. m. labiatus, with dark-brown face and shoulders, long white throat-hair extending upwards on each side like a collar, and sooty-grey saddle, occurring from the Eastern Cape northeastwards to the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. b. C. m. erythrarchus, similar to labiatus but with yellowish saddle and reddish-brown lower back, occurring in the north-eastern parts of South Africa and in countries to the north.
1888 Proc. Zool. Soc. 564The most notable additions during the month were:—..the Small-clawed Otter..the Samango Monkey.
1894 H.O. Forbes Handbk Primates II. 71 (heading)The Samango Guenon.
1919 F.W. Fitzsimons Natural Hist. of S. Afr. I. 23The Samango monkey inhabits the wooded gorges, kloofs, and dense forests on the eastern side of South Africa, and as far north as the East Coast.
1932 S. Zuckerman Soc. Life Monkeys & Apes 185Very near where the Samangos were seen, I came across a party of seven Vervet monkeys.
1934 C.P. Swart Supplement to Pettman. 149Samango, The native name for a species of monkey, Cercopithecus labiatus, very common in Zululand where it inhabits the darkest and gloomiest recesses of the forests.
1972 Std Encycl. of Sn Afr. VII. 515The African monkeys can be divided into two main groups, the guenon and the guereza monkeys. The majority of African tree-dwelling monkeys belong to the guenon group.
1972 Std Encycl. of Sn Afr. VII. 516To this group belong the vervet and samango monkeys of Southern Africa...The Samango monkey (C. mitis) is darker in colour than the vervets.
1981 Natal Bushveld (brochure) 66(Samango Monkey; South Africa, from Zululand to eastern Cape Province), dark green, underparts dirty white.
1988 Stanger Mail 23 Dec. 7The Samango is a shy creature and seldom, if ever ventures out of the forest. The samango is being mistaken for the vervet which is the usual raider.
1988 D. Wylie in New Coin Poetry Vol.24 No.2, 14The somangoes have bitten the waxy rind from the moon and discarded its hard kernel on the hill.
1990 Skinner & Smithers Mammals of Sn Afr. Subregion 162Samango monkeys, which are much darker than vervets, have dark brown faces. The long hair on the throat is pure white and extends upwards on either side like a white collar.
1992 S. Afr. Panorama Mar.–Apr. 76Scarce mammals such as the samango monkey..and the blue duiker..are also found on this site.
C. m. labiatus, with dark-brown face and shoulders, long white throat-hair extending upwards on each side like a collar, and sooty-grey saddle, occurring from the Eastern Cape northeastwards to the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands.
C. m. erythrarchus, similar to labiatus but with yellowish saddle and reddish-brown lower back, occurring in the north-eastern parts of South Africa and in countries to the north.
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