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Impis is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Impis in a sentence

Related words

Impis | Impish | Impi | Impishly | Impishness

Impis meaning

plural of impi

Using Impis

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of impi
  • In the example corpus, impis often appears in combinations such as: the impis, ngoni impis, impis would.

Context around Impis

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

ngoni 3× zulu 1× shakan 1× bullet 1×

Often after:

ran 1× generally 1× largely 1×

Sentence patterns with Impis

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

bullet the impis generally fought 1× european bullet impis largely fought 1× model shakan impis would be 1× of the impis was problematic 1× powerful ngoni impis which was 1× the ngoni impis of chief 1× the ngoni impis would raid 1× the zulu impis 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a more expansive 1× command and control 1× missions available manpower 1× page 401 battle 1× staging from rocky 1× the first key 1×

Common sentence endings:

buffalo horns pattern 1× for the body 1× mozambique to tanzania 1× oxen and women 1× problematic at times 1× rampant between them 1×

Words around Impis

Just before it in the word index:

impious 18 impinj 11 impinging 19 impinges 14 impingement 18 impinged 3

Just after it in the word index:

impish 25 impishly 3 impishness 2 impl 2 implacable 48 implacably 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Impis

  • In this selection, "impis" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ngoni, zulu, shakan, ran, generally and largely stand out and add context to how "impis" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bullet the impis generally fought and european bullet impis largely fought. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "impis" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with impis

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Command and control Command and control of the impis was problematic at times. (13 words)

Staging from rocky areas, the Ngoni impis would raid the Chewa (also called Achewa) and plunder food, oxen and women. (20 words)

The Tumbuka and the Tonga were being terrirosed by the Ngoni impis of chief M'Mbelwa of Mzimba (a Zulu word for the body). (24 words)

Longer example sentences

The first key test of the "new model" Shakan impis would be against the Ndwandwe, and the battle offers insight into both Shaka as a commander and the performance of his reorganised combat team. (34 words)

Page 401. Battle of Italeni main After the massacre of Piet Retief and his men by Dingane on 6 February 1838, a number of Voortrekker camps were also attacked by the Zulu impis. (33 words)

A more expansive mobile strategy might have cut British communications and brought their lumbering advance to a halt, bottling up the redcoats in scattered strongpoints while the impis ran rampant between them. (32 words)

Example sentences (9)

A more expansive mobile strategy might have cut British communications and brought their lumbering advance to a halt, bottling up the redcoats in scattered strongpoints while the impis ran rampant between them.

Command and control Command and control of the impis was problematic at times.

Missions, available manpower and enemies varied, but whether facing native spear, or European bullet, the impis generally fought in and adhered to the classical buffalo horns pattern.

Page 401. Battle of Italeni main After the massacre of Piet Retief and his men by Dingane on 6 February 1838, a number of Voortrekker camps were also attacked by the Zulu impis.

Staging from rocky areas, the Ngoni impis would raid the Chewa (also called Achewa) and plunder food, oxen and women.

The first key test of the "new model" Shakan impis would be against the Ndwandwe, and the battle offers insight into both Shaka as a commander and the performance of his reorganised combat team.

These were the two places where the Tonga in 1881 and the Tumbuka in 1894 embraced Christianity out of fear of the powerful Ngoni impis which was terrorizing them.

The Tumbuka and the Tonga were being terrirosed by the Ngoni impis of chief M'Mbelwa of Mzimba (a Zulu word for the body).

Whether facing native spear or European bullet, impis largely fought as they had since the days of Shaka, from Zululand to Zimbabwe, and from Mozambique to Tanzania.

Common combinations with impis

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "impis" in a sentence?
An example: "A more expansive mobile strategy might have cut British communications and brought their lumbering advance to a halt, bottling up the redcoats in scattered strongpoints while the impis ran rampant between them." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "impis" from authentic English texts.
What does "impis" mean?
Impis means: plural of impi
How many example sentences with "impis" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "impis", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.