Red Kaffirn.

Brit.

/ˌrɛd ˈkafə/, U.S.

/ˌrɛd ˈkæfər/

Forms: see red adj. and n. and Kaffir n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Dutch lexical item. Etymons: red adj., Kaffir n.

Etymology: < red adj. + Kaffir n., after South African Dutch roode Kaffer (although this is apparently first attested slightly later: see quot. 1824; a1838 as rooikaffer ; Afrikaans rooi Kaffer ). In sense (a), denoting the Thamakga people, the first element probably reflects a Northern Sotho word: compare thamakga (of cattle) red with a white back. In sense (b) on account of the red ochre traditionally smeared on the body and clothes.

Now offensive.

In South Africa: (a) a member of the Thamakga people of the Tswana group (b) a member of a Xhosa people in which it is traditional to smear the body and clothes with red ochre; see also Kaffir n. 2a.

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Kaffir1704

Bechuana1804

Red Kaffir1821

Motswana1830

Vaalpens1871

Batswana1894

Tswana1938

1821 Missionary Notices June 201 There is a..town, called by the natives Meribahwhey, inhabited by an extensive tribe, called the Tammakas, or Red Caffres.

1824 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. II. 225 They had intended going to the Roode Kaffers (Red Caffres).

1835 A. Steedman Wanderings S. Afr. II. 18 The red clay with which they are accustomed to besmear their bodies..has..obtained for them among earlier travellers the distinction of Red Caffers.

1842 R. Moffat Missionary Labours & Scenes S. Afr. i. 12 From this class of people, the Tamahas, or Red people, as the etymology of the word imports, who are by the Griquas called Red Kafirs, arose.

1904 D. Kidd Essent. Kafir i. 31 Red ochre and oil are rubbed into the skin, and frequently into the blanket. When this latter is done by a tribe the people are called Red Kafirs.

1929 D. Reitz Commando xxii. 239 But a Red Kaffir, who appeared out of the forest, told us that a patrol had come the day before.

2000 S. Hlatshwayo Educ. & Independence ii. 40 Educated Africans received most of their education in mission schools. The Afrikaner referred to them as ‘cheeky Kaffirs’, ‘Mission Kaffirs’, and ‘Red Kaffirs’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	red kaffir
释义	Red Kaffirn. Brit. /ˌrɛd ˈkafə/, U.S. /ˌrɛd ˈkæfər/ Forms: see red adj. and n. and Kaffir n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Dutch lexical item. Etymons: red adj., Kaffir n. Etymology: < red adj. + Kaffir n., after South African Dutch roode Kaffer (although this is apparently first attested slightly later: see quot. 1824; a1838 as rooikaffer ; Afrikaans rooi Kaffer ). In sense (a), denoting the Thamakga people, the first element probably reflects a Northern Sotho word: compare thamakga (of cattle) red with a white back. In sense (b) on account of the red ochre traditionally smeared on the body and clothes. Now offensive. In South Africa: (a) a member of the Thamakga people of the Tswana group (b) a member of a Xhosa people in which it is traditional to smear the body and clothes with red ochre; see also Kaffir n. 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [noun] > other peoples of Southern Africa > person Kaffir1704 Bechuana1804 Red Kaffir1821 Motswana1830 Vaalpens1871 Batswana1894 Tswana1938 1821 Missionary Notices June 201 There is a..town, called by the natives Meribahwhey, inhabited by an extensive tribe, called the Tammakas, or Red Caffres. 1824 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. II. 225 They had intended going to the Roode Kaffers (Red Caffres). 1835 A. Steedman Wanderings S. Afr. II. 18 The red clay with which they are accustomed to besmear their bodies..has..obtained for them among earlier travellers the distinction of Red Caffers. 1842 R. Moffat Missionary Labours & Scenes S. Afr. i. 12 From this class of people, the Tamahas, or Red people, as the etymology of the word imports, who are by the Griquas called Red Kafirs, arose. 1904 D. Kidd Essent. Kafir i. 31 Red ochre and oil are rubbed into the skin, and frequently into the blanket. When this latter is done by a tribe the people are called Red Kafirs. 1929 D. Reitz Commando xxii. 239 But a Red Kaffir, who appeared out of the forest, told us that a patrol had come the day before. 2000 S. Hlatshwayo Educ. & Independence ii. 40 Educated Africans received most of their education in mission schools. The Afrikaner referred to them as ‘cheeky Kaffirs’, ‘Mission Kaffirs’, and ‘Red Kaffirs’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1821
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