kgotla

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several types of public meeting in a Botswana village, especially one involving a gathering of tribal elders.
  2. The place where such a meeting is held.

Word forms

kgotla kgotlas dikgotla

Etymology

Borrowed from Tswana kgotla (“tribal assembly”).

Related words

lekgotla makgotla
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