In South Africa English might be the language of business and the locals speak English usually very well, but you will be taken by surprise when you hear some of thetypical South African slang words which are sprinkled in every communication of South Africans.Here are the most frequently encoun...
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus Noun1. South African- a native or inhabitant of South Africa Republic of South Africa,South Africa- a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were ...
Related to Republic of South Africa:South African Republic ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus Noun Republic of South Africa- a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known...
Mixed with over a dozen African languages for two centuries, spiced by imports from European colonies, South African English has its own rich, varied and weird flavour.
South African slangThe majority of Coloureds in South Africa speak Afrikaans. Those who speak English use the equivalent English words as slang. Many of the words used also occur in South African Indian speech. Awe - "Howsit" , "hello". A slang way of greeting someone befok - "mad"; ...
South African expressions can leave some English speakers - lost. While it does vary a little from region to region - some regions use proper British English without fail every day, while others speak 100% Afrikans 100% of the time. Most everyone, though, speaks and understands a mixture of...
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A banket of South African words and expressions to tax the toughest of indexersJohn Linnegar explores the lexical challenges faced by the indexer tackling texts in the rich, multifaceted language that is South African English (SAE). A 'banket' indeed.John David LinnegarIndexer...
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South African English has adopted many Zulu words into its vocabulary. Some of these words include ubuntu (humanity), donga (ditch), indaba (conference) and muti (medicine). Two Zulu animal names are used in Standard English; impala (proper name) and mamba (a poisonous snake). ...