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induna
[ in-doo-nuh ]
noun
- an official functionary of a king or chief in South African Bantu societies.
induna
/ ɪnˈduːnə /
noun
- (in South Africa) a Black African overseer in a factory, mine, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of induna1
Borrowed into English from Zulu around 1870–75
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Word History and Origins
Origin of induna1
C20: from Zulu nduna an official
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Example Sentences
So Ben Halse and the induna agreed to stalk the big koodoo bull with the “record” horns on the following night.
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Bending down the induna drew forth from some place of concealment a bag made of raw hide.
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The latter she recognised as one Undhlawafa, a man she knew well, and the favourite and trusted induna of Sapazani.
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In reply to this Sapazani and his induna put a number of questions to the emissary, as the way of natives is.
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When an induna of the King is present, is he greater than only the head of a kraal—a large kraal certainly—or is he less?
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