isibongo

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noun

A complimentary metonym used to describe members of a Zulu clan.

OriginZulu isíbongo ← Proto-Bantu *kɪ́-kɪ̀- →
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Meanings

nounisibongo (plural isibongos or izibongo)

plural isibongos · plural izibongo

  1. A complimentary metonym used to describe members of a Zulu clan.

Origin

  1. Proto-Bantu*kɪ́-
  2. Proto-Bantu*kɪ̀-
  3. Proto-Bantu*kɪ́-kɪ̀-
  4. Zuluísi-
  5. Zuluisíbongo
  6. Englishisibongo

Borrowed from Zulu isíbongo.

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Cite this entry
APA

isibongo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isibongo

MLA

“isibongo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isibongo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “isibongo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isibongo.

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