English
lekgotla
Lekgotla comes from Tswana lekgotla ‘a public place where consultation and judicial…’.
- Tswanamodernlekgotla‘a public place where consultation and judicial proceedings are conducted’
- Englishearliest quotation 2001same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Tswanamodernlekgotla‘a public place where consultation and judicial proceedings are conducted’
- Englishearliest quotation 2001same form
Earliest quotation: 2001, media briefing by President Thabo Mbeki: “'Cabinet held its second lekgotla for the year on…”
Every English word from Tswana lekgotla
Today it means
noun A consultative process between groups pursuing a common goal.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Tswana lekgotla / lekgotla