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Definition of imbongi noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

imbongi

noun
 
/ɪmˈbɒŋɡi/
 
/ɪmˈbɔːŋɡi/
 
South African English [ɪmˈbɔːŋɡi]
(plural iimbongi
 
/ɪmˈbɒŋɡi/
 
/ɪmˈbɔːŋɡi/
, izimbongi
 
/ˌɪzɪmˈbɒŋɡi/
 
/ˌɪzɪmˈbɔːŋɡi/
or imbongis
 
/ɪmˈbɒŋɡiz/
 
/ɪmˈbɔːŋɡiz/
)
(South African English)
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  1. (in traditional African society) a person who writes and performs poems praising an important figure
    • An imbongi will introduce the chief with praise poems in his honour.
    Word Originfrom isiXhosa (plural iim-) and isiZulu (plural izim-)
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noun
 
 
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