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Word of the Day – Amakhosi

By July 23, 2018Word of the Day

Amakhosi (noun) (African)

am-ak-hos-ee

Tribal leaders regarded collectively.

Zulu and Xhosa, plural of inkosi ‘ruler, chief’.

Example sentences

“If you can’t solve it we’ll have to take it to the amakhosi.”

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