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amapakatis

amapakatis is the plural of amapakati.

Meaning of amapakati

Noun

amapakati (plural amapakatis)

  1. The council or inner circle of advisers of a chief in a Nguni society.
    • Then our people lived peacefully, under the democratic rule of their kings and their amapakati, and moved freely and confidently up and down the country without let or hindrance.1962, Nelson Mandela, Struggle is my Life
  2. A member of a council; a trusted adviser.
    • The shrewdness of the Amapakati, or Kaffir advocate.1870, C. Hamilton, Life and Sport in South-East Africa

Questions about amapakatis

What is amapakatis the plural of?
Amapakatis is the plural of amapakati.

Words near amapakatis in the dictionary

  1. amanuensis
  2. amanullin
  3. Amanus
  4. amapa
  5. amapakati
  6. amapakatis
  7. amapiano
  8. Amapondo
  9. Amapá
  10. Amaqua
  11. Amar

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