kuta
(ˈkʊtə)
= kgotla.
| 1943 M. Gluckman Admin. Organization Barotse Native Authorities 7 Kuta (khotla),..council, court, Native Authority. Ibid. 12, I think the kuta would be made more efficient if its numbers were reduced; but this..can only be discussed after the kuta organisation has been made regular, instead of muddled. 1955 ― Judicial Process among Barotse i. 9 Since the council is not only a court, I use the native term kuta... Usually the ruler does not attend the hearings of cases, though the kuta's judgment is referred to him for confirmation. Even if the ruler chooses to sit in the kuta while a case is being tried, it proceeds as if he were not there. 1959 G. D. Mitchell Sociol. 83 The council, known as the kuta, is both a political and judicial body. |