English
Mfecane
Mfecane comes from Zulu mfecane ‘crushing, scattering’.
- Zulumodernmfecane‘crushing, scattering’
- EnglishtodayMfecane
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Zulumodernmfecane‘crushing, scattering’
- EnglishtodayMfecane
Every English word from Zulu mfecane
Today it means
name A period of widespread chaos and warfare among indigenous ethnic communities in southern Africa between 1815 and about 1840.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Zulu mfecane / Mfecane