different between amapakati vs pagati

English

From Xhosa ama- (plural noun class marker) + -phakathi (“council”); compare pagati. Attested in English from the 19th century.

amapakati (plural amapakatis)

“amapakati, n.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2005

From Xhosa -phakathi (“council”) or iliphakathi (“chief's councilor”). Compare amapakati. Attested in English from the 19th century.

pagati (plural pagatis)

An adviser to a tribal chief and/or a member of a tribal council in a traditional Nguni society.

“pagati, n.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2005

pagati m

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