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pagati

pagati noun: an adviser to a tribal chief and/or a member of a tribal council in a traditional Nguni society.

Noun

pagati (plural pagatis)

  1. An adviser to a tribal chief and/or a member of a tribal council in a traditional Nguni society.

Forms of pagati

pluralpagatis

Origin of pagati

From Xhosa -phakathi (“council”) or iliphakathi (“chief's councilor”). Compare amapakati. Attested in English from the 19th century.

Questions about pagati

What does pagati mean?
Pagati means an adviser to a tribal chief and/or a member of a tribal council in a traditional Nguni society.
What part of speech is pagati?
Pagati is a noun.
What is the plural of pagati?
The plural of pagati is pagatis.

Words near pagati in the dictionary

  1. PAGASA
  2. pagash
  3. pagast
  4. pagasts
  5. pagat
  6. pagati
  7. pagatis
  8. pagatoric
  9. pagatpat
  10. Pagatpatan
  11. Pagay

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