Fanagalo


[fah-nuh-kuh-loh, fah-nuh-kuh-loh] /ˌfɑ nə kəˈloʊ, ˈfɑ nə kəˌloʊ/

noun
1.
a lingua franca based on English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, and Zulu, used especially in the mines of South Africa.
/ˈfænəɡələʊ/
noun
1.
(in South Africa) a Zulu-based pidgin with English and Afrikaans components, esp associated with the mines

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