| Assegai |
|
Zulu spear |
| Bossiestroop |
Afrikaans |
Ingredient in old Cape remedy for chest
complaints |
| Braai |
Afrikaans |
Barbeque |
| Bushman |
|
Name given to indigenous San people by early
European colonists |
| Fynbos |
Afrikaans |
Scrub vegetation of the Western Cape mountain
areas |
| Gqoka |
Zulu |
Courting shield |
| Hottentots |
Dutch |
Derogatory term for Khoikhoi |
| iHubelo |
Zulu |
Hunting shield |
| iKlwa |
Zulu |
Spear used for stabbing at close range |
| impi |
Zulu |
A group of Zulu warriors |
| iNdaba |
Zulu |
Tribal conference |
| iNgcula |
Zulu |
Throwing spear for hunting |
| iNtlenda |
Zulu |
Special spear of Zulu chiefs |
| isiHlangu |
Zulu |
War shield |
| isiMonqu |
Zulu |
Throwing knobkierie |
| isiJula |
Zulu |
Throwing spear for hunting |
| isiPapa |
Zulu |
Throwing spear |
| iWisa |
Zulu |
Knobkierie with large head |
| Khoisan |
|
Collective name for indigenous people living
at the Cape at arrival of the first Europeans |
| Kraal |
Dutch |
Settlement of Zulu huts surrounded by a
fence. Also cattle enclosure |
| Khoikhoi |
|
'Men of men' - name given themselves
by pastoral 'Hottentots' at time of arrival of Europeans at Cape |
| Knobkierie |
Dutch/ Afrikaans |
Zulu fighting club with a knobbed head |
| Mielies |
Afrikaans |
Maize |
| Muti |
Zulu |
Medicines used in witchcraft or magic |
| San |
|
'Bushmen' - Indigenous hunter- gatherers
living at Cape when first Europeans arrived |
