Magwamban.

Brit.

/məˈɡwambə/, U.S.

/məˈɡwæmbə/,

/məˈɡwɑmbə/, South African English

/məˈɡwæmbə/

Inflections: Plural Magwambas, unchanged.

Forms: 1800s Ma-Gwamba, 1800s– Magwamba.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Tsonga. Etymon: Tsonga Magwamba.

Etymology: Probably < Tsonga Magwamba (now historical).The forms ama-Gwamba, Gwamba (with plural reference) sometimes occur in English use.

South African. Now rare.

A group of Tsonga-speaking people of Limpopo province (formerly northern Transvaal) of South Africa.

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Zimba1625

Tambouki1786

Hottentot1795

Morolong1815

Oorlam1815

Barolong1823

Tembu1827

Fingo1829

Ngwaketsea1832

Ovaherero1851

Lunda1857

Herero1862

Swazi1878

Magwamba1884

Khoisan1929

Rolong1937

1884 P. Berthoud in Jrnl. Royal Asiatic Soc. 16 45 This language was never known under its true name, until the Swiss missionaries settled among the Ma-Gwamba people and studied their language.

1892 W. L. Distant Naturalist in Transvaal 100 The Magwambas, or ‘knob-noses’ so-called from having their noses originally ornamented with notches or scars, were the tribe or clan of the Bantu race with which I was principally thrown in contact.

1900 A. H. Keane Boer States: Land & People 99 The degraded Magwamba (‘demons’ or ‘devils’), called ‘Knobnoses’ by the Transvaal Boers.

1905 Native Tribes of Transvaal 64 Ma-gwamba, a name by which they are often known, was given to the Shangaans by the Bavenda and Basuto peoples on account of their habit of swearing by ‘Gwamba’ who according to them was the first man created.

1935 N. J. van Warmelo Prelim. Survey Bantu Tribes v. p. ii/3 ma Gwamba, a general term for the vạTonga of the Northern Transvaal.

1970 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. I. 288 He [sc. Albasini] established a model farm..where he lived from 1857 in feudal fashion in a fort, surrounded by his Magwamba followers.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	magwamba
释义	Magwamban. Brit. /məˈɡwambə/, U.S. /məˈɡwæmbə/, /məˈɡwɑmbə/, South African English /məˈɡwæmbə/ Inflections: Plural Magwambas, unchanged. Forms: 1800s Ma-Gwamba, 1800s– Magwamba. Origin: Probably a borrowing from Tsonga. Etymon: Tsonga Magwamba. Etymology: Probably < Tsonga Magwamba (now historical).The forms ama-Gwamba, Gwamba (with plural reference) sometimes occur in English use. South African. Now rare. A group of Tsonga-speaking people of Limpopo province (formerly northern Transvaal) of South Africa. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [noun] > other peoples of Southern Africa Zimba1625 Tambouki1786 Hottentot1795 Morolong1815 Oorlam1815 Barolong1823 Tembu1827 Fingo1829 Ngwaketsea1832 Ovaherero1851 Lunda1857 Herero1862 Swazi1878 Magwamba1884 Khoisan1929 Rolong1937 1884 P. Berthoud in Jrnl. Royal Asiatic Soc. 16 45 This language was never known under its true name, until the Swiss missionaries settled among the Ma-Gwamba people and studied their language. 1892 W. L. Distant Naturalist in Transvaal 100 The Magwambas, or ‘knob-noses’ so-called from having their noses originally ornamented with notches or scars, were the tribe or clan of the Bantu race with which I was principally thrown in contact. 1900 A. H. Keane Boer States: Land & People 99 The degraded Magwamba (‘demons’ or ‘devils’), called ‘Knobnoses’ by the Transvaal Boers. 1905 Native Tribes of Transvaal 64 Ma-gwamba, a name by which they are often known, was given to the Shangaans by the Bavenda and Basuto peoples on account of their habit of swearing by ‘Gwamba’ who according to them was the first man created. 1935 N. J. van Warmelo Prelim. Survey Bantu Tribes v. p. ii/3 ma Gwamba, a general term for the vạTonga of the Northern Transvaal. 1970 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. I. 288 He [sc. Albasini] established a model farm..where he lived from 1857 in feudal fashion in a fort, surrounded by his Magwamba followers. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1884
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