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Definition of umfaan in English: umfaannoun ʊmˈfɑːnʌmˈfɑːn South African 1(among Xhosa-speaking people) a young man who has gone through initiation but is not yet married. Example sentencesExamples - Zulu kraals were dotted about, umfaans nudged cows out of the way and the dramatic Drakensberg Escarpment took over the horizon.
- Sometimes at night, I listened to umfaans’ hullabaloo, while they jogged past our hedge, returning from stick-fights in the valley off Old Mill Way.
- The train was led by an umfaan, while at the back the ` guard’ sang along to the radio balanced on his head.
- ‘Thank you umfaan,’ he said, taking off his old shoes and placing the new ones gently on his feet.
- The umfaans meantime collected wood and water and lit fires by using fire-drills worked between the palms of their hands.
- 1.1 (among Zulu-speaking people) a boy.
- 1.2offensive A black male domestic servant.
Origin From Zulu and Xhosa umfana. |