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ZULU | |
| babalas+ babbelas+ | drunk. |
| bonsella bansela+ bonsela+ pasela+ | a gratuity to a Black African. [Zulu ibhonselo, a gift]. |
| cocopan | a wagon on a narrow gauge railway serving a mine. [Zulu 'stumpy wagon']. |
| donga | a gully made by soil erosion. |
| imbizo+ | a gathering of people at the request of a chieftain: IMBIZOS. |
| impala | a kind of antelope. |
| imphee | any of several southern African varieties of sorghum. [Zulu imfe, sweet cane]. |
| impi | a regiment of Zulu warriors. Pl. IMPIS or IMPIES. |
| indaba | a tribal conference in southern Africa. [Zulu 'discussion']. |
| induna | a tribal councillor or leader, esp. of an impi. [Zulu 'the captain']. |
| inyala nyala | a kind of antelope. |
| kwaito+ | a type of S. African pop music. |
| kwela | a form of Zulu folk music. [Zulu khwela, climb, mount]. |
| mabela+ | ground kaffir corn used for making porridge. |
| mamba | a venomous African snake. |
| mbaqanga | a type of Black African urban music. [Orig. uncertain; perh. related to Zulu umbaqanga, maize, porridge]. |
| muti | a traditional medicine, associated with witch-doctors. [Zulu umuthi, tree, plant, medicine]. |
| nagana ngana | a tropical disease of cattle transmitted by tsetse fly. [Zulu nakane]. |
| sangoma | a witch-doctor. [Zulu isangoma]. |
| skokiaan | a strong home-brewed alcoholic liquor fermented with yeast. [From Zulu via Afrikaans]. |
| taha | a S. African weaver-bird. [Zulu taka]. |
| tokoloshe tikoloshe+ tokoloshi+ | in Bantu folklore, a hairy malevolent dwarflike creature with supernatural powers. [Zulu tikoloshe]. |
| vuvuzuela+ | a S. African instrument bown by football fans. |