fanagalo
nə noun
a lingua franca based on English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, and Zulu, used especially in the mines of South Africa.
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Fanagalo or Fanakalo (ˈfænəɡələʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| (in South Africa) a Zulu-based pidgin with English and Afrikaans components, esp associated with the mines | |
| [C20: from Fanagalo fana go lo, literally: to be like this; compare Zulu fand to be like, ka-lo of this] | |
| Fanakalo or Fanakalo | |
| —n | |
| [C20: from Fanagalo fana go lo, literally: to be like this; compare Zulu fand to be like, ka-lo of this] | |
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| Fanagalo or Fanakalo (ˈfænəɡələʊ) | |
| —n | |
| (in South Africa) a Zulu-based pidgin with English and Afrikaans components, esp associated with the mines | |
| [C20: from Fanagalo fana go lo, literally: to be like this; compare Zulu fand to be like, ka-lo of this] | |
| Fanakalo or Fanakalo | |
| —n | |
| [C20: from Fanagalo fana go lo, literally: to be like this; compare Zulu fand to be like, ka-lo of this] | |
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