kgotlan.

Brit.

/ˈkɒtlə/, U.S.

/ˈkɑtlə/, South African English /ˈxʊtɬə/,

/ˈxʊtlə/, /ˈkɒtɬə/,

/ˈkɒtlə/

Forms: 1800s cotla, 1800s khothla (nonstandard), 1800s kotla, 1800s– khotla, 1900s– kgotla.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Southern Sotho. Partly a borrowing from Northern Sotho. Partly a borrowing from Tswana. Etymons: Southern Sotho kgotla; Northern Sotho kgotla; Tswana kgotla.

Etymology: Either < Southern Sotho kgotla and its cognates Northern Sotho kgotla and Tswana kgotla, locative of -kgotla courtyard, place of assembly, council chamber or enclosure, assembly of the people (singular lekgotla , plural makgotla ) or < Northern Sotho kgotla and its cognate Tswana kgotla, variant singular of -kgotla (in different noun class, with zero-prefix). Compare later lekgotla n. and makgotla n.The form khotla reflects the preferred spelling of the Southern Sotho word in Lesotho.

In southern Africa (in Sotho and Tswana society).

1. An enclosed area in a traditional village used for assemblies, court cases, and meetings of the leaders; (also more generally) a village gathering-place (see quot. 1857).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > [noun] > place of > African tribal

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1840 B. Shaw Memorials S. Afr. xx. 303 Morokos Kotla had no attractions yesterday; we went and sat down in it, but we could not bear to remain.

1846 H. H. Methuen Life in Wilderness viii. 253 We threaded our way between the wattle hedges..and reached the cotla, or place of assembly, set apart in all native tribes for the purpose of holding public meetings.

1857 D. Livingstone Missionary Trav. S. Afr. i. 15 Near the centre of each circle of huts there is a spot called a ‘kotla’, with a fireplace; here they work, eat, or sit and gossip over the news of the day.

1895 J. Widdicombe In Lesuto 55 All trials are held in public in the open Khothla, to which every full-grown man has access.

1905 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Instit. Great Brit. & Ireland 35 306 It was a common thing for old men sitting in the kgotla to send a boy..to fetch them some cow-dung with which to wash their hands.

1930 S. T. Plaatje Mhudi (1975) 95 Unlike the rest of the crowd massed in the khotla, these three apparently had not come from their homes.

1951 H. Davies Great S. Afr. Christians 107 He [sc. Khama] disliked but would not prohibit heathen ceremonies, but they must not be performed in the kgotla or public courtyard.

1984 Sunday Times (S. Afr.) 1 Apr. 21 The white Lady Khama, other members of the famous Khama family and chiefs met in an immensely moving, impressive ceremony in the enclosure of the dusty Kgotla..in the traditional, picturesque village of Serowe.

1990 City Press 17 June 17 The next day, villagers assembled at the Kgotla to ask Lotlangtirang about the money.

2013 L. Öhrström Last Alchemist Paris i. 2 We see signs directing us to..the kgotla... This large, very tidy, open space, surrounded by majestic trees and a wall at hip-height, is still the meeting place of the Bamangwato tribal councils.

a. An assembly of the people serving as a forum for decision-making, or as a court of law; cf. imbizo n., kuta n.

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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of deliberative or legislative assembly > [noun]

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citizens' assembly1836

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?1900 W. C. Willoughby Native Life on Transvaal Border v. 25 The transference of divorce from the parochial jurisdiction of the Kgotla to the British court..will surely do something to elevate marriage.

1909 S. Afr. Natives (S. Afr. Native Races Comm.) iii. 85 The Resident Commissioner visited each of the paramount chiefs,..and explained to them and their people assembled in ‘kgotla’ the intentions of the Government in the matter.

1924 E. B. Ford Waterfalls 10 To-morrow shall the ‘Khotla’ try thy case..?

1949 Cape Times 10 Nov. 2/8 Chief Bathoen, of the Bangwaketse tribe, gave evidence about the June kgotla, saying that the Assistant Government Secretary had told the tribesmen that they were gathered to discuss the right of succession of chieftainship.

1950 H. Gibbs Twilight 56 He [sc. Chief Seretse Khama] showed acumen by calling a kgotla (assembly) of the tribe, numbering roughly 500,000, and asking them to accept Ruth, his white wife, as their chieftainess.

1972 Times 11 Sept. (Botswana, Lesotho & Swaziland Suppl.) p. iii/4 Until now, the traditional place for dealing with such matters has been the kgotla.

1976 H. Flather Thaba Rau 215 Meriama's father Mashale had just finished presiding over the kgotla or tribal court.

1991 Weekend Argus (Cape Town) 26 Jan. 8 (caption) Some of the crowd that attended the ‘Battle of the Okavango’ kgotla (village gathering).

2006 J. R. Denbow & P. C. Thebe Culture & Customs Botswana Introd. 22 In the past..the kgotla was open to all male members of the community, with seating arrangements following the order of status or seniority.

2017 Conservation & Society 15 283/1 Participant observation took place during community (kgotla) conflict mitigation consultation meetings.

b. A traditional council consisting of village elders.

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1981 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 14 June 3/5 An interview with the chief and Kgotla councillors at Saulspoort.

1987 M. Holmes Leadership 6 No. 4. 49 The inter-racial marriage was an event beyond the ken of the conservative tribal council, the kgotla.

1998 Afr. Voices (USAID Bureau for Afr.) Summer–Fall 8/1 Viewers experience conflicts ranging from a village kgotla (council of elders) mediating a land dispute..to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in postapartheid South Africa.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kgotla
释义	kgotlan. Brit. /ˈkɒtlə/, U.S. /ˈkɑtlə/, South African English /ˈxʊtɬə/, /ˈxʊtlə/, /ˈkɒtɬə/, /ˈkɒtlə/ Forms: 1800s cotla, 1800s khothla (nonstandard), 1800s kotla, 1800s– khotla, 1900s– kgotla. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Southern Sotho. Partly a borrowing from Northern Sotho. Partly a borrowing from Tswana. Etymons: Southern Sotho kgotla; Northern Sotho kgotla; Tswana kgotla. Etymology: Either < Southern Sotho kgotla and its cognates Northern Sotho kgotla and Tswana kgotla, locative of -kgotla courtyard, place of assembly, council chamber or enclosure, assembly of the people (singular lekgotla , plural makgotla ) or < Northern Sotho kgotla and its cognate Tswana kgotla, variant singular of -kgotla (in different noun class, with zero-prefix). Compare later lekgotla n. and makgotla n.The form khotla reflects the preferred spelling of the Southern Sotho word in Lesotho. In southern Africa (in Sotho and Tswana society). 1. An enclosed area in a traditional village used for assemblies, court cases, and meetings of the leaders; (also more generally) a village gathering-place (see quot. 1857). ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > [noun] > place of > African tribal kgotla1840 1840 B. Shaw Memorials S. Afr. xx. 303 Morokos Kotla had no attractions yesterday; we went and sat down in it, but we could not bear to remain. 1846 H. H. Methuen Life in Wilderness viii. 253 We threaded our way between the wattle hedges..and reached the cotla, or place of assembly, set apart in all native tribes for the purpose of holding public meetings. 1857 D. Livingstone Missionary Trav. S. Afr. i. 15 Near the centre of each circle of huts there is a spot called a ‘kotla’, with a fireplace; here they work, eat, or sit and gossip over the news of the day. 1895 J. Widdicombe In Lesuto 55 All trials are held in public in the open Khothla, to which every full-grown man has access. 1905 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Instit. Great Brit. & Ireland 35 306 It was a common thing for old men sitting in the kgotla to send a boy..to fetch them some cow-dung with which to wash their hands. 1930 S. T. Plaatje Mhudi (1975) 95 Unlike the rest of the crowd massed in the khotla, these three apparently had not come from their homes. 1951 H. Davies Great S. Afr. Christians 107 He [sc. Khama] disliked but would not prohibit heathen ceremonies, but they must not be performed in the kgotla or public courtyard. 1984 Sunday Times (S. Afr.) 1 Apr. 21 The white Lady Khama, other members of the famous Khama family and chiefs met in an immensely moving, impressive ceremony in the enclosure of the dusty Kgotla..in the traditional, picturesque village of Serowe. 1990 City Press 17 June 17 The next day, villagers assembled at the Kgotla to ask Lotlangtirang about the money. 2013 L. Öhrström Last Alchemist Paris i. 2 We see signs directing us to..the kgotla... This large, very tidy, open space, surrounded by majestic trees and a wall at hip-height, is still the meeting place of the Bamangwato tribal councils. 2. a. An assembly of the people serving as a forum for decision-making, or as a court of law; cf. imbizo n., kuta n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of deliberative or legislative assembly > [noun] hustinga1030 prime1389 citizens' assembly1836 kgotla?1900 ?1900 W. C. Willoughby Native Life on Transvaal Border v. 25 The transference of divorce from the parochial jurisdiction of the Kgotla to the British court..will surely do something to elevate marriage. 1909 S. Afr. Natives (S. Afr. Native Races Comm.) iii. 85 The Resident Commissioner visited each of the paramount chiefs,..and explained to them and their people assembled in ‘kgotla’ the intentions of the Government in the matter. 1924 E. B. Ford Waterfalls 10 To-morrow shall the ‘Khotla’ try thy case..? 1949 Cape Times 10 Nov. 2/8 Chief Bathoen, of the Bangwaketse tribe, gave evidence about the June kgotla, saying that the Assistant Government Secretary had told the tribesmen that they were gathered to discuss the right of succession of chieftainship. 1950 H. Gibbs Twilight 56 He [sc. Chief Seretse Khama] showed acumen by calling a kgotla (assembly) of the tribe, numbering roughly 500,000, and asking them to accept Ruth, his white wife, as their chieftainess. 1972 Times 11 Sept. (Botswana, Lesotho & Swaziland Suppl.) p. iii/4 Until now, the traditional place for dealing with such matters has been the kgotla. 1976 H. Flather Thaba Rau 215 Meriama's father Mashale had just finished presiding over the kgotla or tribal court. 1991 Weekend Argus (Cape Town) 26 Jan. 8 (caption) Some of the crowd that attended the ‘Battle of the Okavango’ kgotla (village gathering). 2006 J. R. Denbow & P. C. Thebe Culture & Customs Botswana Introd. 22 In the past..the kgotla was open to all male members of the community, with seating arrangements following the order of status or seniority. 2017 Conservation & Society 15 283/1 Participant observation took place during community (kgotla) conflict mitigation consultation meetings. b. A traditional council consisting of village elders. ΚΠ 1981 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 14 June 3/5 An interview with the chief and Kgotla councillors at Saulspoort. 1987 M. Holmes Leadership 6 No. 4. 49 The inter-racial marriage was an event beyond the ken of the conservative tribal council, the kgotla. 1998 Afr. Voices (USAID Bureau for Afr.) Summer–Fall 8/1 Viewers experience conflicts ranging from a village kgotla (council of elders) mediating a land dispute..to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in postapartheid South Africa. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1840
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