umlungu

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Zulu umlungu. === Noun === umlungu (plural umlungus or abelungu) (South Africa, often derogatory) A white person. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:white person == Swazi == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀. === Noun === úḿlungu class 1 (plural bélungu class 2) white person ==== Inflection ==== This entry needs an inflection-table template. == Xhosa == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀. According to the Greater Dictionary of IsiXhosa, the term also referred to a “member of the abeLungu clan descended from whites shipwrecked on the Pondoland coast circa 1700 and absorbed by the Pondos ... ” Many White South Africans believe that it means "scum of the sea". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [úḿ̩luːᵑɡṳ] === Noun === úḿlungu class 1 (plural ábélungu class 2) white person ==== Inflection ==== This entry needs an inflection-table template. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === == Zulu == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /uḿ̩luːnɡu/ === Noun === uḿlungu class 1 (plural abélungu class 2) white person (South Africa, slang) a fellow black person, especially one who is richer or more famous ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== isilungu ubulungu === References === C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-lungu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-lungu (3.2.9.9)”