Impi in a sentence

IMPI believes that the government's efforts to stop subsidy implementation have caused unnecessary uproar, and it's time to reevaluate the policy.

The Blitzboks surged ahead 12-0 before the Argentinians came back in the second half, scoring the match-winning try at the death after Siviwe Soyizwapi was sin-binned for a high tackle, following an earlier indiscretion by Impi Visser.

Although size distinctions were taken account of, any grouping of men on a mission could collectively be called an impi, whether a raiding party of 100 or horde of 10,000.

Any grouping of men on a mission could collectively be called an impi, whether a raiding party of 100 or a horde of 10,000.

Few impi-style formations were to routinely achieve this level of mobilisation for a single battle.

Impi is a Zulu word for any armed body of men.

Impi warriors were trained as early as age six, joining the army as udibi porters at first, being enrolled into same-age groups (intanga).

Mzilikazi would eventually fall out with Shaka, and in fleeing, would extend the concept of the impi even further across the landscape of southern and eastern Africa.

Oh here comes impi) :Uban'obengathint'amabhubesi?

Shaka's success was to spawn several offshoots of the impi-style formation.

Summary of the Shakan reforms As noted above, Shaka was neither the originator of the impi, or the age grade structure, nor the concept of a bigger grouping than the small clan system.

The advent of new weapons like firearms would also have a profound impact on the African battlefield, but as will be seen, the impi-style forces largely eschewed firearms, or used them in a minor way.

The age grade iNtangas, under the guidance of the inDunas, formed the basis for the systematic regimental organisation that would become known worldwide as the impi.

The impi was to clash with the mobile commando on the open fields of the high veldt in a series of epic confrontations, in which each force both suffered defeat and enjoyed victory, and both sides acquitted themselves well.

The '-in' becomes either '-imma-' or '-impa-' (plural '-immi-' or '-impi-') depending on whether the syllable context calls for a weak or strong consonant.

The period of consolidation: the Zulu impi and its variants In this period Shaka's power grew, defeating several powerful local rivals and creating a vast monolith that was the most powerful nation in its region.