umlungu

noun

Southern African a white man: used esp as a term of address

Word Origin

Nguni

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Examples from the Web for umlungu

Historical Examples

What is your will, Umlungu (white man), that you are up before the sun?
Black Heart and White Heart
H. Rider Haggard
“He is not afraid, Umlungu,” answered the man, with a wave of the hand.
A Frontier Mystery
Bertram 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 Rising
Bertram Mitford

umlungu

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for umlungu

Historical Examples

What is your will, Umlungu (white man), that you are up before the sun?

“He is not afraid, Umlungu,” answered the man, with a wave of the hand.

The tone apart, to address his master as Umlungu—meaning simply ‘white man’—was to invite—well, a breach of the peace.