imbongi

 
Pronunciation: /ɪmˈbɔːŋgi/

noun (plural izimbongi or iimbongi or imbongis)

South African
  • (in traditional African society) a composer and orator of poems praising a chief or other figurehead: an imbongi will introduce the chief by reciting

Origin:

from Xhosa (plural iim-) and Zulu (plural izim-)