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Tembu — ▪ people also spelled Thembu, Bantu speaking people who inhabit the upper reaches of the Mzimvubu River in Eastern province, South Africa. The Tembu speak a dialect of Xhosa, a Bantu language of the Nguni group that is closely related to … Universalium
tembu — ˈtem(ˌ)bü noun (plural tembu or tembus) Usage: usually capitalized 1. : a Bantu speaking people of Tembuland in southern Africa 2. : a member of the Tembu people … Useful english dictionary
Tembu — Tẹmbu, Thẹmbu, Amatẹmbu, Stamm der Xhosa in der Provinz Ost Kap, Republik Südafrika, v. a. im Gebiet östlich des Great Kei River, ehemalig Transkei (Tembuland) … Universal-Lexikon
Tembu — noun variant spelling of Thembu … English new terms dictionary
9th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment — For other uses, see 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. 9th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment Cap badge of the Royal Queensland Regiment Active 1867–1919 1921–1945 1948–Present … Wikipedia
Ethiopianism — Religious movement among sub Saharan Africans during the colonial era. It originated in South Africa in the 1880s, with the formation of all African Christian churches such as the Tembu tribal church and the Church of Africa. The term was first… … Universalium
NGUNI ET SOTHO — Les Nguni et les Sotho appartiennent au groupe des Bantous méridionaux. Des migrations bantoues, ils constituent l’avancée qui atteignit le point sud le plus éloigné de leur centre d’origine, vraisemblablement situé aux confins du Nigeria et du… … Encyclopédie Universelle
tambookie — tamˈbükē, bu̇kē noun also tambookie thorn ( s) Etymology: Afrikaans tamboekie, from Tamboekie Kaffir of the Tembu tribe, probably from Tamboe Tembu + kie (from Dutch kje, diminutive … Useful english dictionary
Caffre — Kaffir Kaf fir (k[a^]f f[ e]r), Kafir Ka fir (k[aum] f[ e]r), n. [Ar. k[=a]fir infidel, pagan, fr. kafara to be skeptical in religious matters; a name given to certain infidel races by the Mohammedans. Cf. {Giaour}.] 1. (Ethnol.) (a) One of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kaffir — Kaf fir (k[a^]f f[ e]r), Kafir Ka fir (k[aum] f[ e]r), n. [Ar. k[=a]fir infidel, pagan, fr. kafara to be skeptical in religious matters; a name given to certain infidel races by the Mohammedans. Cf. {Giaour}.] 1. (Ethnol.) (a) One of a race which … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
