different between izinduna vs induna

English

Noun

izinduna

1. plural of induna

Zulu

Noun

izinduna 10

1. plural of induna

English

Alternative forms

• inDuna

Etymology

Borrowed from Zulu induna.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n?du?n?/

Noun

induna (plural indunas or izinduna)

1. A South African tribal councillor or headman (under the king); someone in authority, a boss.
   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 75:

     Although we swore this fellow to secrecy, he went straight to the induna and revealed our secret.

Translations

Anagrams

• Induan, Undina

Northern Ndebele

Noun

induna^? 9 (plural izinduna 10)

1. chief

Inflection

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Southern Ndebele

Noun

induna^? 9 (plural iinduna 10)

1. headman, foreman

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

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Noun

induna^? 9 (plural iinduna 10)

1. headman

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /índú?na/

Noun

índúna 9 (plural ízindúna 10)

1. male animal
2. headman

Inflection

Descendants

• ? Afrikaans: indoena
• ? English: induna

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972) , “-duna”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, ?ISBN: “-duna (2.4.9)”
• Daniel Silverman (1996). Tone Displacement in Zulu, and the Maintenance of Contrasts. San Diego, CA.