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1. aandblommetjie, n. View full entry 1870
...= aandblom...
2. abakwetha, adj. and n. View full entry 1846
...Of or relating to the traditional initiation period or ritual symbolizing passage into manhood among Xhosas....
3. abatagati, n. View full entry 1859
...With pl. concord. Esp. among the Nguni peoples: witches or wizards as a class; practitioners of evil magic. Cf. umtagati1....
4. Abelungu, n. View full entry 1836
...With sing. or pl. concord. White people collectively. Cf. mlungu, umlungu2....
5. accra, n. View full entry 1864
...W. Afr. and Caribbean. A ball-shaped fritter or sautéed patty of seasoned mashed beans, esp. black-eyed peas. In early use freq. in accra cake....
6. agidi, n. View full entry 1853
...A gelatinous starchy food made by boiling a paste of (fermented) maize meal or flour....
7. agterryer, n. View full entry 1824
...A mounted groom or other attendant; a military servant or batman, responsible esp. for the supervision of supplies and horses; = after-riderafter-3. Now hist....
8. aikona, adj. and int. View full entry 1899
...No; not any; not....
9. allemagtig, int. View full entry 1837
...An exclamation of surprise, alarm, horror, or reproach: ‘good Lord!’ Cf. magtig...
10. amadumbi, n. View full entry 1851
...= madumbi...
11. amakwetha, n. View full entry 1833
...= abakwetha1....
12. Amangqika, n. View full entry c1847
...With pl. concord. Ngqika people collectively (see Ngqika)....
13. amapakati, n. View full entry 1833
...With sing. and pl. concord. In traditional Nguni societies: the council or inner circle of advisers of a chief or other eminent person; the members of this council,...
14. amatagati, n. View full entry 1852
...= abatagati Cf. umtagati1....
15. Americani, n. View full entry 1881
...A kind of (inferior, typically unbleached) cotton cloth, originally as exported by American traders to East Africa. Cf. Merikani, American cloth(b)American3a....
16. Askari, n. View full entry 1889
...In East Africa: (a name for) an African soldier....
17. baardman, n. View full entry 1853
...Name given to various fishes with barbels on the lips, and/or chin, as the sea-fish Sciæna capensis, related to and very like the Mediterranean umbra, or the fresh-water fish ...
18. baba, n.7 View full entry 1898
...Used as a respectful form of address to, or title for, an older man....
19. bakkie, n. View full entry 1893
...A basin or bowl; (more generally) any container or receptacle....
20. baloi, n. View full entry 1871
...In southern Africa (in Sotho and Tswana society): practitioners of magic or witchcraft. Cf. moloi...
