Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abelungu

/abəˈlʊŋɡuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: abelun-gu
IPA: /abəˈlʊŋɡuː/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

White people collectively.

Countable; Derogatory; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Chief Joyi said that the African people lived in relative peace until the coming of the abelungu, the white people, who arrived from across the sea with fire-breathing weapons."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀ Xhosa ábélungubor. Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀ Zulu abélungubor. English abelungu Borrowed from Xhosa ábélungu (plural of úḿlungu), or borrowed from Zulu abélungu (plural of uḿlungu).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /abəˈlʊŋɡuː/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce abelungu?: The recorded pronunciation is /abəˈlʊŋɡuː/.
What does abelungu mean?: White people collectively.
Where does abelungu come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀ Xhosa ábélungubor. Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀ Zulu abélungubor. English abelungu Borrowed from Xhosa ábélungu (plural of úḿlungu), or borrowed from Zulu abélungu (plural of uḿlungu).

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