african words meaning
This list of Afrikanerisms comprises slang words and phrases influenced by Afrikaans and other African languages. Typical users include people with Afrikaans as their first language but who speak English as a second language; and people living in areas where the population speaks both English and Afrikaans. Answer by Yusuf37. Confidence votes 64. The origin of the word Africa came from the Romans, who named the area of modern-day North Africa in honor of the victories of Scipio Africanus Major in the Second Punic War versus Carthage and Hannibal. It was later referred to by Europeans as the entire African continent. An individual who has ancestry from the continent of Africa. It does not matter how many years since a family has left the continent of Africa. In the same way that a person may have 3 generations of Nigerians in America, he will never lose his ancestry. Afri-cans. Saggy tits, flewbies, naked pictures of Afican women's tits in National Geographic magazine, cans. Julian: When I was a teenager over 50 years ago, the first pictures of naked tits I ever saw were Afri-cans. Pronunciation. To be able to pronounce Swahili words correctly, I strongly recommend the Teach Yourself Swahili CD. You can also check out the Introduction to Kiswahili Language by AbdulGhany Mohammed and Kassim A. Abdullah or the Swahili Pronunciation Guide by Thomas Hinnebusch and Sarah Mirza. The following slang words used in South African originated in other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and subsequently came to South Africa. 1  bint – a girl, from Arabic بِنْ 2 . 3  Usually seen as derogatory. 4  buck – the main unit of currency: in South Africa the rand. AMINIA: A Kiswahili word meaning to believe in.. ANAYA: Ibo of Eastern Nigeria name meaning look up to God.. ANDROMEDA : Ruler of men. According to Greek mythology, Andromeda married Perseus, who had saved her from Medusa, a monster of the sea. Andromeda was said to be an Aethiopian (meaning African) princess. First of all note that in the Swahili language, the pronouns are the same for all the genders-he, him, she, and her are not distinguishable in Swahili-same words, prefixes, affixes and suffixes are used. The well sought after gender equality is in-built in the Swahili language!! Now back to the sentence. Words from Xhosa, Zulu and the other Nguni Languages [edit]. The following lists slang borrowings from the Nguni Bantu languages (which include Zulu and Xhosa). They typically occur in use in South Africa's townships, but some have become increasingly popular amongst white youth. Unless otherwise noted these words do not occur in formal South African English. African. African: The worlds oldest inhabitants. The word indigenous means the original or the first. It describe the original peoples who live in Africa, the old inhabitants (called Black, english word, by modern Europeans), (not newcomers, or invaders).
It describe the original peoples who live in Africa, the old inhabitants.