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lobola

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lo·bo·la  (lb-l)
n.
A set amount paid by a prospective husband to the bride's family among certain peoples in southern Africa.
[Zulu -lóbólà, dowry, give a dowry.]
lobola, lobolo [lɔːˈbɔːlə ləˈbəʊ-]
n
(Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) (in southern Africa) an African custom by which a bridegroom's family makes a payment in cattle or cash to the bride's family shortly before the marriage
[from Nguni ukulobola to give the bride price]
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lobola
noun (S. African) dowry, portion, marriage settlement, dot (archaic) Following the tradition of lobola, the king's family paid 40 head of cattle for his new wife.
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Many Namibian women are brought up to accept and participate in harmful practices and rituals--such as lobola (bride price), repressive inheritance customs and forced marriages--which place women at high risk of sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV.
Writing for our daughters: 'we are writing for our daughters, and to ... by Ikhaxas, Elizabeth / New Internationalist
In January, newspapers were abuzz with news that Zuma had paid lobola -- a traditional gift of cattle, cash or other gifts to a fiancee's family -- to marry Durban socialite Thobeka Mabhija, with whom he is said to have two children.
SAfrica wonders who is Zuma's first lady by AFP / AFP Global Edition
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The insights into customs that are of specific relevance for the role and status accorded to women--such as polygyny, lobola, and rules of inheritance--and which are still a living reality in many traditional communities in Namibia, provide the basis for legal and socio-economic consideration.
Women and custom in Namibia: Cultural practice versus gender equality? by Sister Namibia
 
 
 
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