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Abelungu, n. S. Afr. (now freq. derogatory or ironic, esp. as used by black writers).
Brit. |ˌabəˈlʊnguː|, U.S. |ˌæbəˈlʊngu|, S. Afr. |ˌæbəˈlʊnguː|, |ˌʌbeˈlʊngʊ|
Forms: 18 Abalongo, 18 Abalongu, 18 Abaloongu, 18 Abalungu, 18 Abehlungu, 18– Abelungu, 19– abelungu, 19– abeLungu
[‹ Xhosa and Zulu abelungu, plural of umlungu umlungu n. > n. and adj.).
In form abeLungu after the Zulu practice of capitalizing the stem.]
With sing. and pl. concord (in sing. freq. without preceding article). White people collectively. Cf. mlungu n., umlungu n. 2.
1836A. F. Gardiner Narr. Journey Zoolu Country 349 How oft on Abaloongu's race were threats and bitter curses heaped. 1856R. J. Mullins Diary 22 Oct. (MS Cory Libr.) in Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Historical Princ. (1996) at mlungu, I said his people would then eat aloe leaves. He said ‘They will not, they will steal and then there will be war, but he would go to the Abalongu.’ 1899A. Werner Captain of Locusts 193, I bade him begone; and he began to utter evil words of the abelungu. 1919Illustr. London News 17 Oct. 5 We must..avoid waiting for the Abelungu to do everything for us: we must help ourselves and he will think the better of us. 1961D. Bee Children of Yesterday 284 Who knows how these doctors of the Abelungu keep blood in bottles for so long that they can take it from one man this month and put it in another man the next month? 1980M. Matshoba in M. Mutloatse Forced Landing 115 We live like hogs... The pets of abeLungu live better than we. 1983Frontline (Johannesburg) Feb. 38 Often the Izibonda (civic leaders)..act in concert with Abelungu officials. 2001Weekly Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) (Electronic ed.) 16 Mar. Nowadays, the sight of abelungu (whites) sauntering down the streets of Manenberg in Cape Town..is hardly unusual. |