indaba

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈdɑːbə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈdɑbə/
• Hyphenation: in‧da‧ba

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.

• indaba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “indaba”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “indaba, n.”, in Dictionary of South African English, Makhanda, Eastern Cape: Dictionary Unit for South African English, 1996–2024.
• “indaba”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

• badian, Ibadan, Badian

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

• IPA^(key): /indaba/,

indaba inan

1. bean, green bean

• “indaba”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “indaba”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

índaba class 9 (plural iíndaba class 10)

1. matter, issue

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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

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índaba class 9 (plural iíndaba class 10)

1. matter
2. piece of news

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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

• IPA^(key): /índaːɓa/

índaba class 9 (plural izíndaba class 10)

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

   Synonym: inganekwane

• udaba

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