English Explanatory Dictionary

abelungu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. White people collectively.

Pronunciation

/abəˈlʊŋɡuː/

Word forms

abelungu

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀ Xhosa ábélungubor. Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀ Zulu abélungubor. English abelungu Borrowed from Xhosa ábélungu (plural of úḿlungu), or borrowed from Zulu abélungu (plural of uḿlungu).

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