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  2. Jah - Wikipedia

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    Jah or Yah (Hebrew: יָהּ ‎, Yāh) is a short form of the tetragrammaton יהוה (YHWH), the personal name of God: Yahweh, which the ancient Israelites used. The conventional Christian English pronunciation of Jah is / ˈ dʒ ɑː /, even though the letter J here transliterates the palatal approximant (Hebrew י Yodh).

  3. List of South African English regionalisms - Wikipedia

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    Zulu word meaning grandmother/grandma, also used as a general term of respect for women of appropriate age. Became part of the iconic slogan Yebo Gogo (Yes, Grandma) from the South African cellular service-provider Vodacom. gogo. In Tswana has the same meaning as gogga - it refers to a creepy crawly or an insect. homeland

  4. JA - Wikipedia

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    Ja, grammatical particle meaning "yes" in most Germanic languages, Slovene language and informal English; Ja, meaning "I" in many Slavic languages; Ya (Cyrillic) (Я), a Cyrillic letter, pronounced /ja/ in some languages; Japanese language (ISO 639-1 alpha-2 code JA) Ja (Indic), a glyph in the Brahmic family of scripts

  5. Rastafari - Wikipedia

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    Two Rastafas in Zeerust, South Africa; they are wearing and selling items that display their commitment to the religion. Rastafari has been described as a religion, [2] meeting many of the proposed definitions for what constitutes a religion, [3] and is legally recognised as such in various countries. [4]

  6. African-American names - Wikipedia

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    Prefixes such as La/Le, Da/De, Ra/Re, or Ja/Je and suffixes such as -ique/iqua, -isha (for girls), -ari and -aun/awn (for boys) are common, as well as inventive spellings for common names. The book Baby Names Now: From Classic to Cool—The Very Last Word on First Names places the origins of "La" names in African-American culture in New Orleans ...

  7. Ya (Cyrillic) - Wikipedia

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    Ya, Ia or Ja (Я я; italics: Я я) is a letter of the Cyrillic script, the civil script variant of Old Cyrillic Little Yus (Ѧ ѧ), and possibly Iotated A (Ꙗ ꙗ). Among modern Slavic languages , it is used in the East Slavic languages and Bulgarian .

  8. List of South African slang words - Wikipedia

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    Calling someone a chop often does not mean any harm, it is a light and playful insult and this word is most commonly used in a friendly way between associates. It can also be meant in a teasing way, like "dont be silly". chop-chop – lit. means "quickly". Is used when a person has had something done, or wants to have something done in a short ...

  9. Junior Achievement - Wikipedia

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    JA (Junior Achievement) Worldwide is a global non-profit youth organization. It was founded in 1919 by Horace A. Moses , Theodore Vail , and Winthrop M. Crane . JA works with local businesses, schools, and organizations to deliver experiential learning programs in the areas of work readiness , financial literacy , and entrepreneurship to students.