insaka
insaka noun: a cultural center point within an African village. The community elders and leaders often gather under the Insaka to discuss community and business matters. The term insaka is most commonly used in the countries of Zambia and South Africa. In years gone by villages were established and built surrounding a large tree which served the purpose of the place to meet but in recent generations the Insaka is commonly built as a circular thatch roofed gazebo supported by wooden poles. A circle of low level walls serve as seating or as shelter from the wind. Larger insakas sometimes have fire-pits built in the center for winter warmth.
Noun
insaka (plural insakas)
- A cultural center point within an African village. The community elders and leaders often gather under the Insaka to discuss community and business matters. The term insaka is most commonly used in the countries of Zambia and South Africa. In years gone by villages were established and built surrounding a large tree which served the purpose of the place to meet but in recent generations the Insaka is commonly built as a circular thatch roofed gazebo supported by wooden poles. A circle of low level walls serve as seating or as shelter from the wind. Larger insakas sometimes have fire-pits built in the center for winter warmth.
Forms of insaka
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Origin of insaka
From Bemba [Term?] (“a place to gather”).
Questions about insaka
- What does insaka mean?
- Insaka means a cultural center point within an African village. The community elders and leaders often gather under the Insaka to discuss community and business matters. The term insaka is most commonly used in the countries of Zambia and South Africa. In years gone by villages were established and built surrounding a large tree which served the purpose of the place to meet but in recent generations the Insaka is commonly built as a circular thatch roofed gazebo supported by wooden poles. A circle of low level walls serve as seating or as shelter from the wind. Larger insakas sometimes have fire-pits built in the center for winter warmth.
- What part of speech is insaka?
- Insaka is a noun.
- What is the plural of insaka?
- The plural of insaka is insakas.
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