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impi

  • /ˈɪmpi/

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Borrowed from Zulu impi.

noun 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.

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noun regiment of Zulu warriors

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"impi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/impi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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impi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/impi

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"impi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/impi.

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@misc{impi_2026,
  title = {impi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/impi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}