mabalane
/mabəˈlɑːneɪ/ /ˌmabəˈlɑːn/South African
noun
A clerk, a secretary; a person whose work includes the keeping of written records.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Eastern Province Herald. From Zulu umabhalane (plural omabalane) and Siswati mabhalane (plural bomabalane) clerk, secretary from bhala to write.