indaba

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Zulu índaba (affair, issue, matter; piece of news; story), from ín- (class 9 noun prefix) + -daɓa (stem meaning ‘affair, matter’).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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indaba (plural indabas)

  1. (South Africa)
    1. A tribal conference held by Nguni leaders.
    2. (by extension) Any conference, discussion, or meeting.
    3. Chiefly in one's own or someone's indaba: a concern, matter, or problem. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  2. (by extension, scouting) An international conference of Scout leaders.

Translations

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References

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  1. ^ indaba, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2019; indaba, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  2. ^ indaba” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th revised edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN; reproduced on TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.

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Anagrams

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Basque

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Etymology

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Blend of India +‎ baba. Compare the dialectal form indibaba.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /indaba/, [ĩn̪.d̪a.β̞a]

Noun

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indaba inan

  1. bean, green bean

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ alubia”, in Euskararen Herri Hizkeren Atlasa [Atlas of Basque Dialectal Terms], Euskaltzaindia

Further reading

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Southern Ndebele

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Noun

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índaba class 9 (plural iíndaba class 10)

  1. matter, issue

Inflection

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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Noun

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índaba class 9 (plural iíndaba class 10)

  1. matter
  2. piece of news

Inflection

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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índaba class 9 (plural izíndaba class 10)

  1. matter, issue, affair
  2. piece of news
  3. story
    Synonym: inganekwane

Inflection

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Class 9/10
Singular Plural
Full form indaba izindaba
Locative endabeni ezindabeni
Singular Plural
Full form indaba izindaba
Simple form ndaba zindaba
Locative endabeni ezindabeni
Copulative yindaba yizindaba
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wendaba owendaba wezindaba owezindaba
Class 2 bendaba abendaba bezindaba abezindaba
Class 3 wendaba owendaba wezindaba owezindaba
Class 4 yendaba eyendaba yezindaba eyezindaba
Class 5 lendaba elendaba lezindaba elezindaba
Class 6 endaba awendaba ezindaba awezindaba
Class 7 sendaba esendaba sezindaba esezindaba
Class 8 zendaba ezendaba zezindaba ezezindaba
Class 9 yendaba eyendaba yezindaba eyezindaba
Class 10 zendaba ezendaba zezindaba ezezindaba
Class 11 lwendaba olwendaba lwezindaba olwezindaba
Class 14 bendaba obendaba bezindaba obezindaba
Class 15 kwendaba okwendaba kwezindaba okwezindaba
Class 17 kwendaba okwendaba kwezindaba okwezindaba
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References

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