Fingo
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A promise of a farm was made to the Fingo and Kafir contingent, but that promise still remains unfulfilled.
From Native Life in South Africa by Plaatje, Sol (Solomon Tshekisho)
By the system of intelligence that he maintained, Rhodes learned of the frame-up, the whereabouts of the boy, and furthermore, that he was in love with a Fingo girl.
From An African Adventure by Marcosson, Isaac Frederick
A considerable number of the Fingo allies had now arrived at King Williamstown.
From The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
Rhodes sent for N'jube and asked him if he wanted to marry the Fingo girl.
From An African Adventure by Marcosson, Isaac Frederick
Our surprise was increased when we found that the book occupying their attention was the Bible, translated into the Kaffir language, which, by the way, scarcely differs from the Fingo.
From The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland by Ward, Harriet
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