# indaba
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɪnˈdɑːbə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /ɪnˈdɑbə/
* Hyphenation: in‧da‧ba

### Noun

indaba (plural indabas)
* (South Africa)
** A tribal conference held by Nguni leaders.
** (by extension) Any conference, discussion, or meeting.
** Chiefly in one's own or someone's indaba: a concern, matter, or problem. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
* (by extension, scouting) An international conference of Scout leaders.

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ “indaba, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2019; “indaba, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
* ↑ “indaba” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th revised edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN; reproduced on TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.

### Further reading

* 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.

### Anagrams

* badian, Ibadan, Badian

## Basque
### Etymology

Blend of India +‎ baba. Compare the dialectal form indibaba.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /indaba/, [ĩn̪.d̪a.β̞a]

### Noun

indaba inan
* bean, green bean

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ “alubia”, in Euskararen Herri Hizkeren Atlasa [Atlas of Basque Dialectal Terms], Euskaltzaindia

### Further reading

* “indaba”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
* “indaba”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Southern Ndebele
### Noun

índaba class 9 (plural iíndaba class 10)
* matter, issue

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [íⁿd̥a̤ːɓa]

### Noun

índaba class 9 (plural iíndaba class 10)
* matter
* piece of news

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /índaːɓa/

### Noun

índaba class 9 (plural izíndaba class 10)
* matter, issue, affair
* piece of news
* story
    Synonym: inganekwane

#### Inflection

Class 9/10 :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Full form | indaba | izindaba |
| Locative | endabeni | ezindabeni |
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| Full form | indaba | indaba | izindaba | izindaba |
| Simple form | ndaba | ndaba | zindaba | zindaba |
| Locative | endabeni | endabeni | ezindabeni | ezindabeni |
| Copulative | yindaba | yindaba | yizindaba | yizindaba |
| Possessive forms |||||
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | 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 |

#### Related terms

* udaba

### References

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