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The following slang words used in South African originated in other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and subsequently came to South Africa. bint – a girl, from Arabic بِنْت. Usually seen as derogatory. buck – the main unit of currency: in South Africa the rand, and from the American use of the word for the dollar.
In contemporary South Africa, Boer and Afrikaner have often been used interchangeably. [dubious – discuss] Afrikaner directly translated means African, and thus refers to all Afrikaans-speaking people in Africa who have their origins in the Cape Colony founded by Jan Van Riebeeck. Boer is a specific group within the larger Afrikaans-speaking ...
(Germany, Holland, & South Africa) a black person. [28] See also Kaffir. In Germany usage of the word "Kaffer" identifies the speaker as sympathizing with the Nazi ideology. Kaki (South Africa) a British person. From "khaki", the colour of the uniforms worn by British soldiers in the Boer War and "Kak" the Afrikaans word for shit. Kanake
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Kaffir (/ ˈ k æ f ər /), [1] also spelled Cafri, is an exonym and an ethnic slur – the use of it in reference to black people being particularly common in South Africa.In Arabic, the word kāfir ("unbeliever") was originally applied to non-Muslims before becoming predominantly focused on pagan zanj (black African) who were increasingly used as slaves. [2]
Boerehaat is an Afrikaans word meaning hatred of the Boers, [1] or Afrikaners as they became known after the Second Boer War. [2] The related term Boerehater (English: "Boer-hater" or "Boer hater") has been used to describe a person who hates, prejudices or criticises the Boers, or Afrikaners. [3] [4]
The founders – variously named Trekboers, Boers, and Voortrekkers – settled mainly in the middle, northern, north-eastern and eastern parts of present-day South Africa. Two of the Boer republics achieved international recognition and complete independence: the South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, ZAR; or Transvaal ...
Words of Afrikaans origin have entered other languages.British English has absorbed Afrikaans words primarily via British soldiers who served in the Boer Wars.Many more words have entered common usage in South African English due to the parallel nature of the English and Afrikaner cultures in South Africa.