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/, [ĩn̪.d̪a.β̞a]

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.)

• IPA^(key): [íⁿd̥a̤ːɓa]

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

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

• udaba

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