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
赞美重要人物的诗歌创作与表演者 - An imbongi will introduce the chief with praise poems in his honour.
安.安邦吉会用赞美诗向酋长介绍他。
词源from isiXhosa (plural iim-) and isiZulu (plural izim-) - An imbongi will introduce the chief with praise poems in his honour.