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Barolong, a. and n.
Brit. |ˈbarəlɒŋ|, U.S. |ˈbɛrəˌlɔŋ|, |ˈbɛrəˌlɑŋ|, S. Afr. |ˈbærəlɒŋ|
Plural unchanged, -s
Forms: 18 Barralong, 18 Barroloo, 18 Barrolow, 18 Borolong, 18 Buralong, 18– Baralong, 18– ba-Rolong, 18– Barolong, 19– baRolong [See also Morolong n. and adj., Rolong n. and adj.]
[‹ Southern Sotho and Setswana Barolong the members of the Rolong people collectively, plural of Morolong Morolong n. and adj. > n.). Compare Morolong n. and adj., Rolong n. and adj., Serolong n.]
A. adj. = Rolong adj. Cf. Morolong adj.
1802J. A. Truter & W. Somerville in G. M. Theal Rec. Cape Colony (1899) IV. 404 He had been..on a journey through the dorp Patania and Litakoe to the Barrolow nation. 1877Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 47 219 The first line, forming the eastern boundary of the territory awarded to the Bangoaketsi, Barolong, and Batlapin tribes, commences at the Notuani. 1920Jrnl. Royal Afr. Soc. 20 69 The author of this book is a member of the royal house of the Barolong section of the Bechuana race. 1985L. Platzky & C. Walker Surplus People 74 In the Orange Free State freehold title among Africans was confined to a few Barolong farms that were not bought out by whites. 2001Africa News (Nexis) 20 July At the Makgobistad border post, where the border runs through the Barolong tribe many people jump the fence, including children from Botswana who attend school in South Africa.
B. n. = Rolong n. 1. Cf. Morolong n.
1823T. L. Hodgson Jrnl. 9 Jan. (1977) 101 Sibbonel (King of the Borolongs) brother was at a cattle kraal not far from this place. 1823R. Moffat Jrnl. 26 May in I. Schapera Apprenticeship at Kuruman (1951) 83 We were soon visited by some of the poor Bechuanas, who belonged to the Barolongs. 1857D. Livingstone Missionary Trav. 122 There had been some fighting between these Barolongs and the Boers. 1917S. T. Plaatje Native Life 242 All were agreeably surprised to find that beyond slight damage to the housetops there were no casualties among the Barolongs. 1943Man 43 114/2 The Barolong are able to add an interesting piece of information to this, for they still know that their ancestors originally came from north of the Equator. 1985Times 9 Mar. 32/8 The Barolong are treating the centenary with some detachment. Their ancestors settled here more than 30 years before 1885 and named it ‘Mafikeng’—the African spelling is now obligatory. |