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Bapedi, n. and a.
Brit. |baˈpɛdi|, U.S. |bəˈpɛdi|, |ˌbɑˈpɛdi|, S. Afr. |bəˈpedi|
Plural unchanged, -s
Forms: 18 Bapiri, 18– Bapedi, 18– Bapeli, 19– baPedi [See also Mopedi n., Pedi n. and adj.]
[‹ Sepedi baPêdi the members of the Pedi people collectively, plural of moPêdi Mopedi n. > n. Compare Southern Sotho Bapeli, Setswana Bapedi. Compare Mopedi n.
Variation between the forms Bapedi and Bapeli corresponds formally to the differing modern orthographies used in South Africa and Lesotho respectively (compare etymological note s.v. Molimo n.1).]
A. n. = Pedi n. 2. Cf. Mopedi n.
1835A. Smith Jrnl. 16 June (1975) 245 The Bapiri, a subdivision of the Baquain..who..had become dispersed among the Zooloos. 1877J. Noble S. Afr. Past & Present 331 A tribe of Basutos, named the Bapedi, under the chief Secocoeni, occupied the mountain country adjoining Leydenburg. 1893Mission Field 2 Oct. 372 The location natives are a mixed race of Zulus, Basutos, Bapedis, and bushmen, who were slaves or servants to the old inhabitants, with their children. 1946H. C. Bosman in L. Abrahams Cask of Jerepigo (1972) 165 It was necessary for the prestige of the Boer forces in the field, that a commandant shouldn't go about looking like a Bapedi. 1979P. Miller Myths & Legends 173 The baRolong people found a small metal-working clan of Karanga people, the Wambedzi, already occupying their chosen spot. They promptly conquered this clan, but..prudently decided to take the name of the original inhabitants and called themselves the baPedi, the old Sotho-Tswana form of Wambedzi. 1991Weekend Post (Port Elizabeth) 9 Mar. (Leisure) 5 This little town..was founded in 1849 by Voortrekkers who had fled from the hostile baPedi..at malaria-ridden Ohrigstad.
B. adj. = Pedi adj.
1878Times 22 Apr. 8/1 The Bapedi chief, Secocoeni, has permitted his Caffres to make an attack upon the neighbouring Europeans. 1905Native Tribes of Transvaal 74 Foremost among the Basuto of these parts is the great Bapedi tribe, commonly known as Sekukuni's and perhaps the best known in the whole Transvaal. 1970Post 18 Oct. 18 The Mokoena family were not at all happy there. Sekhukhuniland is the Bapedi ‘homeland’. The Mokoena family are Ndebele. 1993Jrnl. S. Afr. Stud. 19 601 Sekhukhuneland is best described as a dust bowl with mountains, with a population of around 400,000 people, most of whom belong to the Bapedi people. |