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Meaning of abelungu | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/abəˈlʊŋɡuː/

Definitions

White people collectively.

South-Africa, countable, derogatory, uncountable

Examples

“Chief Joyi said that the African people lived in relative peace until the coming of the abelungu, the white people, who arrived from across the sea with fire-breathing weapons.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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