impi

[ im-pee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural im·pies, im·pis.

impi

/ ˈɪmpɪ /

Origin of impi¹

1875–80; < Zulu: impi, armed force, battle

Origin of impi¹

C19: Nguni: regiment, army

As Vidler had said, it seemed a regular impi, for there certainly could not have been much less than a hundred.

A black impi—a naked impi—no dirty tattered shirts or ragged store clothes among these.

The impi had returned from its pursuit of the rescue party, and was searching for its dead and wounded.

We are not at war with the Zulu people that an impi should ‘eat up’ our camp and kill our servants.

The two young men were surrounded—stood now in the very centre of the impi.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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