10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AIKONA»
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aikona in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
aikona and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Drama for a New South Africa: Seven Plays
I say — no, no — aikona, uh-uh . . . ! Three hours to work. Three hours home.
Three hours to sleep. Aikona! Haai suka . . . ! [Angrily, in the vernacular] I was sick
and tired of this bladdy nonsense . . . ! Ek is die moer-in met die blerrie chandies .
2
Language and Social History: Studies in South African ...
... (from Afrikaans pasop 'protect'), mteto (from Zulu, meaning 'way of doing
something') in (14), and job and joba (from English job) in (15): (14) Mina basopa
lo fo mteto. 'I am in charge of four instructions.' (15a) Mina aikona azi lo job ka
yena.
3
Fragments of Hawaiian History
Its builder was either a Frenchman or a Portuguese named Aikona. He was
skilled in such work, and this was the second stone house he had built. Aikona's
first stone house, which was built in Honolulu before the company left Oahu,
stood ...
John Papa Ii, Dorothy B. Barrère, 1983
4
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
No, I'm fine, probably from Dutch/Afrikaans, and the emphatic aikona as in Aikona
fish ('No fish today'), of Nguni (Bantu) origin. The common informal phrase ja well
no fine (yes well no fine) has been adopted in solid written form as an ...
Thomas Burns McArthur, Roshan McArthur, 2005
5
One Foreigner's Ordeal: none
Alongside the farm numbers were signs such as PRIVAAT EIENDOM [Private
Property], GEEN INGANG, AIKONA ... always accompanying the AIKONA NGENA
sign was an insignia for danger—a drawing, in red, of a human skull and two ...
6
Theatre and Change in South Africa
More problematic is a part of the dialogue where "Dr Verwoerd" says "Jesus, you'
re in my way, get out of it" and later "God, aikona, You're in my chair — get out of
it." This is followed by a song "Jesus help me find my proper place . . ." Now in ...
Geoffrey V. Davis, Anne Fuchs, 1996
Aikona! Aikona! (Exclamation in Setswana, an African language, meaning
surprise and disbelief). Yes, I too was suffering from the same inability to see.
Only when I started to ask questions, did I begin to make progress— questions
such as: ...
8
McBride of Frankenmanto: The Return of the South African Insult
Takes us on a Diepsloot taxi ride through the South African psyche, from Aikona to Dlamini-Zzzzzzuma.
Kaloeti and Mafakoe must accompany Kolisile to Mfazwe." " Aikona ! " Mafakoe
says quickly, and he wipes his crooked arm over his mouth. " Aikona. Mafakoe
does not go to Mfazwe. Mfazwe is dangerous as the flat-headed snake." He gets
up.
François Alwyn Venter, 1959
10
Saturday night at the palace
Paul Slabolepszy. SEPTEMBER: Hai, sugga! Vince lies flat on his stomach
making no sound, lifeless. FORSIE: Vince, I should of listened to you, hey? It was
his fault. SEPTEMBER: Aikona. What you doing? FORSIE [backing off]: They won'
t ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AIKONA»
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aikona is used in the context of the following news items.
Chieftainess Malembeka: A sanitation champion
I said to myself, aikona man! Who can eat this? I was so full of nausea because the faeces were diarrhoeal in nature. I failed to eat when I got ... «Zambia Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Bring foreign traders in SA into the net
Aikona. SA's informal sector grew out of the highly concentrated economy that crowds out small business and the retrenchments that follow, ... «BDlive, Feb 15»
Evita journeys to suburban heartland and declares war
"I am not white, female, Afrikaans, icon or aikona, octogenarian, designer-democrat, right-wing, conservative, or marginalised. I am a South ... «Times LIVE, Feb 15»
Evita's 2014 Luthuli Housekeeping Report
I am not white, female, Afrikaans, icon or aikona, octogenarian, designer-democrat, right-wing, conservative, or marginalized. I am a South ... «Daily Maverick, Feb 15»
White myopia fuels silent black anger
Aikona, what was the struggle about? Also, part of the unauthorised expenditure lamented by the auditor-general, wrong as it is, is to cadres in ... «BDlive, Dec 14»
Restaurants embrace City's healthy eating drive
Aikona Melani of the University of Johannesburg's School of Tourism and Hospitality, said minimum requirements were developed using the 11 ... «Joburg, Dec 14»
South Africa looks a lot like it did in apartheid era. Brilliant analysis …
Aikona, South Africa, you may know your history, and be totally consumed by it, and its consequences persisting to today, to the chagrin of ... «BizNews, Aug 14»
Mozambique drafts new anti-poaching law
According to reports, non-governmental organisation (NGO) Aikona approached the protector to conduct the probe. The group alleges ... «Eyewitness News, Apr 14»
Struggle record is a matter of black and white
Aikona, like the rest of us, Maimane and Mazibuko were taught to respect whites. We were taught that "Umlungu mkhulu" (the white man is ... «BDlive, Feb 14»
Tannie Evita gazes into 2014
... Court against media rumours that he and a leading young radical political aikona plan a civil marriage after having met while visiting a police ... «Independent Online, Dec 13»
