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单词 fanagalo
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Fanagalon.

/ˈfɑːnaɡaˈlɔː/
Forms: Also Fanakolo, -kalo.
Etymology: < the common phrase fana ga lo = ‘like this’ in the lingua franca of southern African mines (see below), < Zulu fana be like + ka possessive prefix Class 1a + lo demonstrative Classes 1 and 3.
A lingua franca of southern Africa, made up of elements of Zulu, Xhosa, English, and Afrikaans. Formerly called Kitchen Kaffir or Mine Kaffir. The word kaffir being regarded as offensive, the new name Fanagalo came to be adopted by mining authorities and other employers.
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kitchen Kaffir1862
Fanagalo1947
1947 J. D. Bold Dict. & Phr.-Bk. Fanagalo 6 The appelation Fanagalo probably derives from kuluma fana ga lo meaning ‘to speak like this’.
1951 Cape Argus 19 Jan. 8Fanakolo’, the lingua franca of the mine compounds of South Africa.
1952 L. Marquard Peoples & Policies S. Afr. ii. 35 A more or less regularized version of this [‘Kitchen Kaffir’] called Fanakolo, is used as the lingua franca on the gold-mines.
1956 A. G. McRae Hill called Grazing xii. 126 He spoke the lingua franca of all South African natives, the so-called Fana-ka-lo.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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