imbongi
noun /ɪmˈbɒŋɡi/
/ɪmˈbɔːŋɡi/
South African English [ɪmˈbɔːŋɡi]
(plural iimbongi
(South African English) /ɪmˈbɒŋɡi/
/ɪmˈbɔːŋɡi/
, izimbongi /ˌɪzɪmˈbɒŋɡi/
/ˌɪzɪmˈbɔːŋɡi/
or imbongis /ɪmˈbɒŋɡiz/
/ɪmˈbɔːŋɡiz/
)- (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-)