Impi
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɪmpi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Impi is a noun meaning A group of Zulu (or other Bantu) warriors; a detachment of armed men.
Meaning
A group of Zulu (or other Bantu) warriors; a detachment of armed men.
Example Sentences
And in the end he, as well as three of his four children, shared Retief's fate in the massacre of Trekkers by the Zulu impis of Dingane.
But as grizzled as Chief Joyi often seemed, the decades fell off him when he spoke of the impis, or warriors, in the army of King Ngangelizwe.
Word Forms
- impis
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include zulu, isibongo, akicita, indaba, pedi, bemba.
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