Says Yfm:
"Knowing this word could have saved hundreds of people from being hacked to death in so-called black-on-black violence.
The same word is back and darker skinned Africans in Jo’burg better know it and pronounce it correctly."
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Indololwane - your elbow can save your life
Yfm reports that Indololwane, the Zulu word for elbow is being used to identity foreigners in South Africa.
Says Yfm:
Says Yfm:
quite absurd, but that's what xenophobia is:)
ReplyDeletehow do U pronounce it?
Perhaps not so absurd, read my post about the rainbow racists above.
ReplyDeleteIn-doh-lo-th-wane something like that... any other readers want to try?
indoor - law - loo-un - eh
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