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Morolong, n. and a.
Brit. |ˈmɒrəlɒŋ|, U.S. |ˈmɔrəˌlɔŋ|, |ˈmɑrəˌlɑŋ|, S. Afr. |ˈmɔrɔlɔŋ|, |ˈmɒrəlɒŋ|
Plural unchanged, -s
Forms: 18 Murulong, 18– Morolong [See also Barolong adj. and n., Rolong n. and adj.]
[‹ Southern Sotho and Setswana Morolong member of the Rolong people (also the name of an early leader of the Rolong people, from whom they acknowledge a common ancestry) > n.). Compare earlier Barolong adj. and n. and later Rolong n. and adj., Serolong n.]
A. n. = Rolong n. 1.
1815J. Campbell Trav. S. Afr. xvi. 259 The people under Makrakka, another chief, are called Morolongs. a1832Encycl. Metrop. XIX. 664/1 The Murúlongs, or Barólongs..once lived on the Tákuna River. 1900S. T. Plaatje Boer War Diary (1973) 68 Kaffir beer to a common Morolong is ‘meat vegetables and tea’ rolled into one, and they can subsist entirely on it for a long time. 1932Geogr. Jrnl. 80 284 Indeed, no native will refer to himself as a Mochuana, but as a member of the particular tribe to which he belongs, e.g. a Morolong, or a Mongwato, as the case may be. 1978Man 13 12 Witness the following statement written by a Morolong in a pamphlet. 1992C. Murray Black Mountain p. xii, I have retained the prefixes used by Africans to distinguish the people of the eastern Orange Free State, collectively (Basotho, Barolong) and individually (Mosotho, Morolong), from their language and culture (Sesotho, Serolong).
B. adj. = Rolong adj.
1822J. Campbell Trav. S. Afr.: Narr. 2nd Journey I. i. xviii. 269 The climate of the Morolong country is very different from that of the more interior parts of Africa. 1923Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 53 147 In a Morolong skull in my possession, the width across the last molars is 76mm. 1998Africa News (Nexis) 6 Mar. Grandpa Lewies [sic] is the former British Lance Corporal Lewis who married Ruth, a Morolong girl, after the war. |