umlungu
noun
Southern African a white man: used esp as a term of address
Word Origin for umlungu
Nguni
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Examples from the Web for umlungu
Historical Examples of umlungu
What is your will, Umlungu (white man), that you are up before the sun?
Black Heart and White HeartH. Rider Haggard
“He is not afraid, Umlungu,” answered the man, with a wave of the hand.
A Frontier MysteryBertram Mitford
The tone apart, to address his master as Umlungu—meaning simply ‘white man’—was to invite—well, a breach of the peace.
In the Whirl of the RisingBertram Mitford