kgotla
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Tswana kgotla (“trival assembly”).
Noun[edit]
kgotla (plural kgotlas or dikgotla)
- Any of several types of public meeting in a Botswana village, especially one involving a gathering of tribal elders.
- 2009 August 11, The Botswana Gazette:
- Speaking at the Mochudi main kgotla after the graduation of at least 1 281 initiates, Kgafela said though there were few challenges, the exercise had been successful.
- The place where such a meeting is held.
Related terms[edit]
Tswana[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kgotla class 9/10 (plural dikgotla)
- tribal assembly, kgotla