Where does “lobola” come from?
lobola (English) comes from Xhosa lobola, from Zulu lobola — to pay the bride price.
lobola (English): The bride price among certain Bantu peoples of...
Definitions
- The bride price among certain Bantu peoples of...
Ancestry of “lobola”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Xhosa | lobola | — |
| 2 | Zulu | lobola | to pay the bride price |