# Indaba

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{{Short description|Conference of the Zulu and Xhosa of South Africa}}
{{for|the Scouting event|World Scout Indaba}}
{{Use South African English|date = October 2023}}
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An '''indaba''' ({{IPAc-en|ɪ|n|ˈ|d|ɑː|b|ə}}; {{IPA|xh|íⁿd̥a̤ːɓa}}<ref name="forvo">{{Cite web |url=https://forvo.com/search/indaba/zu/ |website=forvo.com |access-date=21 November 2024 |title=indaba [zu] 1 pronunciations (Zulu pronunciation) |publisher=Forvo Media S.L., [Rentería](/source/Errenteria) (Spain)}}</ref>) is an important conference held by the [izinDuna](/source/inDuna) (principal men) of the [Zulu](/source/Zulu_people) and [Xhosa](/source/Xhosa_people) peoples of [South Africa](/source/South_Africa).<ref name=EB1911>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Indaba |volume=14 |page=371}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://qz.com/572623/this-simple-negotiation-tactic-brought-195-countries-to-consensus-in-the-paris-climate-talks/|title=This simple negotiation tactic brought 195 countries to consensus|date=12 December 2015 }}</ref> (Such meetings are also practised by the [Swazi](/source/Swazi_people), who refer to them using the close cognate '''''{{wikt-lang|ss|indzaba}}'''''.) Indabas may include only the izinDuna of a particular community, or they may be held with representatives of other communities.<ref name=EB1911/>

The term "Indaba" comes from the [Zulu](/source/Zulu_language) and [Xhosa](/source/Xhosa_language) languages. It means "business" or "matter".<ref name="pettman-225">{{cite book|last=Pettman|first=Charles|title=Africanderisms; a glossary of South African colloquial words and phrases and of place and other names|year=1913|publisher=Longmans, Green and Co.|page=225|url=https://archive.org/stream/cu31924026563795#page/n245/mode/2up}}</ref>

== Usage ==
The term is used by various organisations around the world for their meetups or conferences; for instance, the [Wiki Indaba](/source/Wiki_Indaba), [South African Tourism](/source/South_African_Tourism)'s Africa's Travel Indaba<ref>{{Cite web |title=Africa's Travel Indaba 2023 |url=https://www.tourism.gov.za/AboutNDT/Branches1/domestic/News/Pages/Africa%E2%80%99s-Travel-Indaba-2023.aspx |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=www.tourism.gov.za}}</ref> and [Canonical](/source/Canonical_(company))'s [Ubuntu](/source/Ubuntu) Indaba.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ubuntu OnAir - Indaba - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-qBHd6_LXWYClXw7-mlc9mCjn6umRz9n |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

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Category:Zulu culture
Category:Xhosa culture
Category:Culture of Eswatini
Category:Languages of South Africa
Category:Zulu words and phrases
Category:South African English
Category:Meetings

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