indaba

English

Etymology

From Zulu indaba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈdɑːbə/

Noun

indaba (plural indabas)

1. A tribal conference held by Nguni leaders.
2. (South Africa) A problem, a concern.
3. (Scouting) An international conference of Scout leaders.

See also

• indaba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Ibadan, badian

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Basque

Noun

indaba

1. bean, green bean

Declension

(inanimate noun) declension of indaba indefinite singular plural absolutive indaba indaba indabak ergative indabak indabak indabek dative indabari indabari indabei genitive indabaren indabaren indaben comitative indabarekin indabarekin indabekin causative indabarengatik indabarengatik indabengatik benefactive indabarentzat indabarentzat indabentzat instrumental indabaz indabaz indabez inessive indabatan indaban indabetan locative indabatako indabako indabetako allative indabatara indabara indabetara terminative indabataraino indabaraino indabetaraino directive indabatarantz indabarantz indabetarantz destinative indabatarako indabarako indabetarako ablative indabatatik indabatik indabetatik partitive indabarik - - prolative indabatzat - -

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Southern Ndebele

Noun

índaba class 9 (plural iíndaba class 10)

1. matter, issue

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Xhosa

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íⁿd̥a̤ːɓa]

Noun

índaba class 9 (plural iíndaba class 10)

1. matter
2. piece of news

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Zulu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /índaːɓa/

Noun

índaba class 9 (plural izíndaba class 10)

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

   Synonym: inganekwane

Inflection

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

Related terms

• udaba

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-daɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-daɓa (2.9.9)”