Fundi
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Fundi can refer to:
- The plural form of fundusFundusFundus is an anatomical term referring to the portion of an organ opposite from its opening. Examples include:* Fundus * Fundus of gallbladder* Fundus * Fundus...
in anatomy, referring to the bottom or the lowest part of a hollow organ; that part which is the farthest from the opening - FundiFundi (politics)Fundis is short for fundamentalists. The term was used for a faction within the German Green Party. The faction was formed in conflict to the Realo-faction within their party. The term has also been applied to similar conflicts.-General meaning:...
in politics; fundamentalist greens, notably in Germany - Fundi (from ku-funda, "teach") in SwahiliSwahili languageSwahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...
, the East African lingua franca; originally means any person who is learned, the meaning of which is usually narrowed down to designate a craftsperson or skilled technician, such as a carpenter, plumber or mechanic - Fundi (from isiZuluZulu languageZulu is the language of the Zulu people with about 10 million speakers, the vast majority of whom live in South Africa. Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in South Africa as well as being understood by over 50% of the population...
umfundi, "learner") in South African EnglishSouth African EnglishThe term South African English is applied to the first-language dialects of English spoken by South Africans, with the L1 English variety spoken by Zimbabweans, Zambians and Namibians, being recognised as offshoots.There is some social and regional variation within South African English...
; an expert in a particular field - A slang term for a Fundamentalist ChristianFundamentalist ChristianityChristian fundamentalism, also known as Fundamentalist Christianity, or Fundamentalism, arose out of British and American Protestantism in the late 19th century and early 20th century among evangelical Christians...
- The Latin name of FondiFondiFondi is a city and comune in the province of Latina, Lazio, central Italy, halfway between Rome and Naples. Before the construction of the highway between the latter cities in the late 1950s, Fondi had been an important settlement on the Roman Via Appia, which was the main connection from Rome to...
, a Roman town in Italy that received full Roman citizenship rights in 188 BCE, along with Arpinum and Formiae