Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

impi

/ˈɪmpi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: impi
IPA: /ˈɪmpi/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of Zulu (or other Bantu) warriors; a detachment of armed men.

Example Sentences

"And in the end he, as well as three of his four children, shared Retief's fate in the massacre of Trekkers by the Zulu impis of Dingane."
"But as grizzled as Chief Joyi often seemed, the decades fell off him when he spoke of the impis, or warriors, in the army of King Ngangelizwe."

Etymology

Borrowed from Zulu impi.

Inflected Forms

impis (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce impi?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪmpi/.
What does impi mean?: A group of Zulu (or other Bantu) warriors; a detachment of armed men.
Where does impi come from?: Borrowed from Zulu impi.

How to pronounce impi

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