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Meaning of "Gazankulu" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GAZANKULU

Gazankulu  [ˌɡazaŋˈkuːluː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GAZANKULU

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gazankulu is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GAZANKULU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gazankulu

Gazankulu

Gazankulu was a bantustan in South Africa, intended by the apartheid government to be a semi-independent homeland for the Shangaan Tsonga people. It was located in both the Northern Transvaal, now Limpopo province and Eastern Transvaal, now Mpumalanga province. It was given self-rule in 1969, with its capital as Giyani.

Definition of Gazankulu in the English dictionary

The definition of Gazankulu in the dictionary is a Bantu homeland in South Africa; abolished in 1993. Capital: Giyani.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GAZANKULU


blew
bluː
blue
bluː
clue
kluː
flew
fluː
flu
fluː
glue
ɡluː
Honolulu
ˌhɒnəˈluːluː
KwaZulu
kwɑːˈzuːluː
Lemalu
ləˈmɑːluː
loo
luː
lou
luː
loup
luː
lulu
ˈluːluː
mooloo
ˈmuːluː
poilu
ˈpwɑːluː
pulu
ˈpuːluː
sulu
ˈsuːluː
Tuvalu
ˌtuːvəˈluː
ulu
ˈuːluː
Waterloo
ˌwɔːtəˈluː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GAZANKULU

Gaza
Gaza Strip
gazabo
gazang
gazania
gazar
gaze
gazebo
gazeful
gazehound
gazelle
gazelle hound
gazelle-like
gazement
gazer
gazette
gazetted officer
gazetteer
gazetteerish
Gaziantep

WORDS THAT END LIKE GAZANKULU

avian flu
Bangweulu
bird flu
Gelibolu
iglu
impundulu
Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu
Lake Bangweulu
lu
Makalu
ormolu
Oulu
plu
swine flu
Tamiflu
the flu
tolu
voulu
Zulu

Synonyms and antonyms of Gazankulu in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Gazankulu» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GAZANKULU

Find out the translation of Gazankulu to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Gazankulu from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Gazankulu» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Gazankulu
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Gazankulu
570 millions of speakers

English

Gazankulu
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Gazankulu
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غازانكولو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Gazankulu
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Gazankulu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Gazankulu
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Gazankulu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gazankulu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gazankulu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Gazankulu
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Gazankulu
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gazankulu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Gazankulu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Gazankulu
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गझॅककुला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gazankulu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Gazankulu
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Gazankulu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Gazankulu
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Gazankulu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Gazankulu
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Gazankulu
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Gazankulu
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Gazankulu
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Gazankulu

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GAZANKULU»

The term «Gazankulu» is used very little and occupies the 169.923 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GAZANKULU» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Gazankulu» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Gazankulu» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Gazankulu

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAZANKULU»

Discover the use of Gazankulu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Gazankulu and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Creation of Tribalism in Southern Africa
Hudson Ntsanwisi, the chief minister of Gazankulu, excused Tsonga actions against the Pedi by qualifying Pretoria's border delimitation as 'throwing a bone to two starving dogs'. At the same time he threatened the possibility of bloodshed if ...
Leroy Vail, 1991
2
The Cold Choice: Pictures of a South African Reality
The small homeland of KaNgwane lies like a buffer-zone along the ^ Newly arrived Mozambican refugee, Swaziland border from Amsterdam round past Lochiel, Barberton Gazankulu and Louws Creek to the Lebombo Mountains which form ...
Struan Robertson, 1991
3
Carving Out a Future: Forests, Livelihoods and the ...
Trading in raw wood is prohibited, and in the former Gazankulu and Lebowa areas only genuine local producers had access to wood. A variety of institutional mechanisms apply to the harvesting of protected species in different parts of the ...
A. B. Cunningham, Bruce Morgan Campbell, Brian Murray Belcher, 2005
4
Embroiled: Swiss Churches, South Africa and Apartheid
sion of the Swiss Mission farms took on a more directly political tone in that it became part of the negotiations between the BAD and Gazankulu over the consolidation of the homeland's borders. Indeed, as the holder of the title deeds of the ...
Caroline Jeannerat, Eric Morier-Genoud, Didier Péclard, 2011
5
African Politics in South Africa, 1964-1974: Parties and Issues
Venda and Gazankulu Shortly before the Venda general elections of August 1973, the Venda Independence People's Party (VIP) was established by Baldwin Mudau, a former representative of the Venda Territorial Authority in urban areas of ...
D. A. Kotzé, 1975
6
Legitimating the Illegitimate: State, Markets, and ...
They operate as labor recruitment points just inside the "borders" of Bophuthatswana and at various points inside KwaZulu (AB: Central Transvaal; LB: Empangeni; TEBA: KwaZulu). In Gazankulu, "the people flock to the magistrate's office and ...
Stanley B. Greenberg, 1987
7
The South African Disease: Apartheid Health and Health Services
In 1982 Gazankulu's total budget was R98 633 000. Of this R70 466 000 or about 70% was donated by the central government. This allows the South African government to exercise firm control over Gazankulu's allocation of funds.
Cedric De Beer, 1986
8
A Survey of Race Relations in South Africa
Lebowa, Venda, Gazankulu, and South Ndebele Homelands At the end of September, the Minister of Bantu Administration and Development released draft plans, drawn up by a committee appointed by the Department, for the consolidation of ...
‎1973
9
Carving Out a Future: "Forests, Livelihoods and the ...
Trading in raw wood is prohibited, and in the former Gazankulu and Lebowa areas only genuine local producers had access to wood. A variety of institutional mechanisms apply to the harvesting of protected species in different parts of the ...
Brian Belcher, Bruce M Campbell, Anthony Cunningham, 2013
10
Seeking Viable Grassroots Representation Mechanisms in ...
In 2000, there were forty-seven independent headmen in the former Gazankulu appointed and remunerated by the government of the modern state. When they are independently appointed by the government, they cease to be subordinated to ...
Charles Mwalimu, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAZANKULU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Gazankulu is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What are we coming back to?
Then as a Trainee Manager on a Tea Estate in Gazankulu drinking "Chibuku" with the locals and going to sleep at night not having to lock your ... «News24, May 15»
2
An African Story.........
The hospital where I was born was Elim hospital right in the heart of the Gazankulu homeland. This was a Swiss missionary hospital and I have ... «News24, May 15»
3
DA's Gana to propose fundamental changes to party constitution
"There was a bit of unrest in the homelands especially Gazankulu just all the former homelands, once Mandela was released there was unrest ... «The New Age Online, May 15»
4
A Songwriter's Circle Is Drawn at the Towne Crier
... for whom he wrote an entire album's worth of lyrics on Paradise in Gazankulu, which was devoted to the issue of apartheid in South Africa. «Philipstown.info, May 15»
5
Ethiopia: LIFT UP YOUR HEADS ETHIOPIANS: YOU ARE THE …
... KwaZulu (Zulu), KaNgwane (Swazi), Transkei and Ciskei (Xhosa), Gazankulu (Tsonga), Venda (Venda) and KwaNdebele (Ndebele). «Nazret.com, May 15»
6
A One Way Ticket to Understanding: A Conversation With Author …
... via the railroad tracks, with Lebowa (the Northern Sotho homeland) on one side and Gazankulu (the Shangaan homeland) on the other. «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
7
Tribalism, language and the national question in post-apartheid SA
In many parts of what later became Venda and Gazankulu, there was a new identity emerging amongst Vendas and the Vatsonga/Shangaan, ... «Politicsweb, Mar 15»
8
"A nation mourns" - Daily Sun
As Minister of Public Service and Administration, Chabane's last public function was as the main speaker at the funeral of the former Gazankulu ... «Politicsweb, Mar 15»
9
Uneven services at root of riots
Malamulele is largely Xitsonga-speaking, and was formerly part of Gazankulu, a homeland for Xissonga speakers. The call for “secession” and ... «Independent Online, Feb 15»
10
Giyani: The thirst that won't be quenched
The former capital of the Gazankulu homeland has a single, small dam. This was built to provide irrigation for local farmers, not the town. «Mail & Guardian Online, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Gazankulu [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/gazankulu>. Apr 2024 ».
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