indaba

A tribal conference held by Nguni leaders.

Noun

  1. A tribal conference held by Nguni leaders.
  2. Any conference, discussion, or meeting.
  3. Chiefly in one's own or someone's indaba: a concern, matter, or problem.
  4. An international conference of Scout leaders.

Origin

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

Forms

indabas