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impis

impis is the plural of impi.

Meaning of impi

Noun

impi (plural impis)

  1. A group of Zulu (or other Bantu) warriors; a detachment of armed men.
    • 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.1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 212

Questions about impis

What is impis the plural of?
Impis is the plural of impi.

Words near impis in the dictionary

  1. impious
  2. impiously
  3. impiousness
  4. impire
  5. impires
  6. impis
  7. impish
  8. impishly
  9. impishness
  10. impishnesses
  11. impiteous

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