inkululeko, noun

/ˌiŋkʊlʊˈleːkɔ/
Origin:
IsiXhosa, isiZuluShow more IsiXhosa and isiZulu, emancipation, deliverance, freedom.
Freedom; independence.
1977 S. Afr. Panorama Jan. 26‘Inkululeko’ (Independence) came to Transkei at midnight on October 25, 1976.
1982 Pace Feb. 29An unwelcome inkululeko. The Ciskei celebrations were marred by ill omens.
1983 Pace Oct. 174On the stroke of midnight the Republic of Ciskei was born...At that fateful hour, the sacrificial beast refused to bellow...According to custom, you..should have called off the ceremony...But..you carried on with the unwelcome inkululeko.
1983 D. Martins in Staffrider Vol.5 No.3, 10Azania..let the seed of chimurenga..take root..to blossom bloom and bear inkululeko.
1989 B. Krige in Sunday Times 8 Oct. 25The cardinal features of Transkei haven’t changed since inkululeko (independence) in 1976.
Freedom; independence.
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