Etymology

indaba

in·da·ba
I1N1D2A1B3A1

Today it means: A tribal conference held by Nguni leaders. Full definition →

Zulu índaba
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The story

  1. Zulu · borrowed fromíndaba“affair, issue, matter; piece of news; story”
  2. English todayindaba

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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