indaba

English

Etymology

From Zulu indaba.

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

Anagrams

Basque

Noun

indaba

  1. bean, green bean

Declension

indaba
(inanimate noun) declension
indefinite singular plural
absolutiveindabaindabaindabak
ergativeindabakindabakindabek
dativeindabariindabariindabei
genitiveindabarenindabarenindaben
comitativeindabarekinindabarekinindabekin
causativeindabarengatikindabarengatikindabengatik
benefactiveindabarentzatindabarentzatindabentzat
instrumentalindabazindabazindabez
inessiveindabatanindabanindabetan
locativeindabatakoindabakoindabetako
allativeindabataraindabaraindabetara
terminativeindabatarainoindabarainoindabetaraino
directiveindabatarantzindabarantzindabetarantz
destinativeindabatarakoindabarakoindabetarako
ablativeindabatatikindabatikindabetatik
partitiveindabarik
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-
prolativeindabatzat
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-

Zulu

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

References

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