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Fanagalo

/ ˈfænəɡələʊ /

noun

  1. (in South Africa) a Zulu-based pidgin with English and Afrikaans components, esp associated with the mines
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Fanagalo1

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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