English
impi
Impi comes from Zulu impi ‘war, battle’.
- Zulumodernimpi‘war, battle’
- Englishearliest quotation 1978same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Zulumodernimpi‘war, battle’
- Englishearliest quotation 1978same form
Earliest quotation: 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain: “And in the end he, as well as three…”
Every English word from Zulu impi
Today it means
noun A group of Zulu (or other Bantu) warriors; a detachment of armed men.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Zulu impi / impi