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hottentot – derogatory term describing people of multiracial ethnic backgrounds, especially those of Malaysian-descent (i.e. the majority of Capetonians). The word is derived from the early Dutch term for the Khoi-San people. "Hottentotsgod," or Hottentots' god, is Afrikaans for a Praying Mantis). hou jou bek - shut your muzzle/snout
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The name Boerboel derives from the Afrikaans words boer, meaning farmer, and boel, a shortening of boelhond, meaning bulldog. [11]The Boerboel descends from an old colonial cross-breed of mastiffs and bulldogs used both as a guard dog on remote farms and estates and for big game hunting, and known as the Boer Dog [12]: 618 or Boer Hunting Dog.
Die Bos - Stellenbosch (Also referred to as Eikestad or Stellies in the Afrikaans community.) Die Hel - Gamkaskloof [1]: 138 Durbs, Thekwini, eGagasini - Durban. The term '-gagasi' means 'wave' in Zulu (as in an ocean wave), rendering eGagasini as the place of the wave. Deep North - The East Rand (as used in Durban) Eastern Province - Eastern Cape
This electronic dictionary contains the complete alphabetical list, list of abbreviations and list of geographical names and their derivatives of the fifth edition of the Verklarende Handwoordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal. The third edition received a new cover and the title was truncated to Handwoordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal).
Here's what the agreement contains, according to ESPN:. Pitbull pays $1.2 million per year. Pitbull gets naming rights to FIU football stadium through 2028 (with an option for Pitbull to renew the ...
Fermented milk, sometimes called maas. bakkie A utility truck or pickup truck. Can also mean a small basin or other container. [1] bergie (Informal) refers to a particular subculture of vagrants in Cape Town (from Afrikaans berg (mountain), originally referring to vagrants who sheltered in the forests of Table Mountain).
The growing use of the term appeared to express the rise of a new identity for white South Africans, suggesting for the first time a group identification with the Cape Colony rather than with an ancestral homeland in Europe. [28] Afrikaner culture and people are also commonly referred to as the Afrikaans or Afrikaans people. [29] [30] [31]