indaba
Meaning
- (South-Africa) A tribal conference held by Nguni leaders.
- (South-Africa, broadly) Any conference, discussion, or meeting.
- (South-Africa) Chiefly in one's own or someone's indaba: a concern, matter, or problem.
- (broadly) An international conference of Scout leaders.
Synonyms
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈdɑːbə/
Etymology
Borrowed from Zulu índaba (“affair, issue, matter; piece of news; story”), from ín- (class 9 noun prefix) + -daɓa (stem meaning ‘affair, matter’).
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