Английская Википедия:Indaba

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use South African English Шаблон:For Шаблон:Wiktionary An indaba (Шаблон:IPAc-en;[1] Шаблон:IPA-xh) is an important conference held by the izinDuna (principal men) of the Zulu and Xhosa peoples of South Africa.[2] (Such meetings are also practised by the Swazi, who refer to them using the close cognate Шаблон:Wikt-lang.) Indabas may include only the izinDuna of a particular community, or they may be held with representatives of other communities.[2]

The term "Indaba" comes from the Zulu and Xhosa languages. It means "business" or "matter".[3]

Usage

The term is used by various organisations around the world for their meetups or conferences; for instance, the Wiki Indaba, South African Tourism's Africa’s Travel Indaba[4] and Canonical's Ubuntu Indaba.[5]

References

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