Indaba

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An indaba is an important conference held by the "indunas" or principal men of the Zulu and Xhosa peoples of South Africa. Such indabas may include only the indunas of a particular community or may be held with representatives of other communities.

The term is a Zulu language word, meaning "business" or "matter".

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.