Trackers (79 page)

Sommer:
Afrikaans for
'no particular reason', 'just' or 'merely'.

Spoor:
Afrikaans for
'track', the mark a wild animal leaves in the bush.

Sterkte:
Afrikaans for
'have strength', or 'be strong'.

Sukkeling:
From the
Afrikaans 'sukkel', 'having trouble with', as in
'I
am
having trouble with this exam paper'. (Slang form.)

Sup:
Abbreviation
of the police rank Superintendent.

Tannie:
Respectful
Afrikaans form of address to a female ten or
more
years
older than yourself. Means 'aunt' or 'auntie' (also see
'Oom'
above).

Tatenda,
my
friend. Fambai zvakanaka.:
Shona for
'Goodbye, my friend, go well.'

Thiba:
Sesotho for
'Stop!'

Tik:
A highly
addictive drug, methamphetamine, also knows as
'meth'
or
'crystal meth'.

Umdali:
IsiXhosa for
'My God!'

Veld:
Afrikaans for
natural African bush vegetation, usually
savanna
grass
and thorn trees, can also refer to grazing, field, or
hunting
ground.

Velskoen leather boots: Raw-hide
shoes.
(Afrikaans.)

Venda:
A small area
in the north-eastern corner of the Limpopo province in South Africa, amidst the
Soutpansberg (mountain range) where the Venda people live.

Verstaan
jy
Afrikaans, Ouboet:
'Do you understand Afrikaans, bro'?'
(Afrikaans.)

Xhosas:
The Xhosa
people of South Africa, who traditionally lived in what is now the Eastern Cape
province. About 8 million Xhosa live across South Africa today.

Yebo:
Township
slang for 'yes'.

Yoh-Yoh:
Township
slang for 'good grief'.