10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAAT LAMMETJIE»
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laat lammetjie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
laat lammetjie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Soaring on African Wings
Nine months later, we had a new family member-David Roy-He is What you call a
'laat lammetjie'-in English: a late lamb. Balfour was typical of rural S.A towns of
the time, with its black suburb or 'location' as it was called, lying about a mile out ...
2
Mittens: A Kitten in Search of Hope
In South Africa they'd call me a 'laat lammetjie' which, directly translated from
Afrikaans means 'late lamb'. I was a surprise baby eight years after my youngest
brother. (Which meant I had three 'fathers' wanting to examine any boy I brought ...
3
Aging and Menopause Among Indian South African Women
... feel very shy and disgraced but have the baby, using the Afrikaans idiom, a laat
lammetjie (literally, a late lamb). One of the younger women suggested having
the baby "as a bonus for my old age." A second indicated that she would most ...
4
Confessions of a Christian Humanist
I was what is called a 'laat lammetjie' in Afrikaans, born six years after my only
sibling and sister, Rozelle, with whom I now share a friendship enriched by
remembering the stories of the past. My parents were by no means wealthy,
willingly ...
5
Where to Now?: Short Stories from Zimbabwe
Lofty's blatant suicide and the grisly murder of Tobias have severely traumatized
all of the children, especially little Theuns, the laat lammetjie. They have been
going to counselling with a highly regarded NGO organization. Time will tell.
6
Ezulwini: Place of Heaven
... Meccano set, complete with levers and pulleys, screws and bolts and brightly
coloured metal plates. Our Uncle Hugh is the sort of person everyone wants to be
with. He always comes bearing gifts. Gaga says he is her gift, her laat lammetjie.
... overly made-up young woman, with too much time on her hands laat lammetjie
(pronounced 'laht lumicky') / youngest child by quite a distance, the happy
accident, literally 'late lamb' lappie (pronounced 'luppie') / cloth lekker / nice
matric / A ...
Katherine Fry, Rowena Kirton, 2012
8
Interactions Across Englishes: Linguistic Choices in Local ...
However, Hope, a young black cook used laat-lammetjie ('a child born many
years after its siblings'), and Hlumisa, a black female student used foetsak (an
offensive, informal expression of dismissal or rejection). Hope's first language is ...
Christiane Meierkord, 2012
9
Maverick: Extraordinary Women from South Africa's Past
She was born in the village in 1897 to Hester and Petrus or Piet Martins, the laat
lammetjie in a flock of 10 children. Four of them had died and Helen, like the
eccentric feminist Olive Schreiner, was burdened with being a replacement child,
...
10
Across Boundaries: The Journey of a South African Woman Leader
My great-grandmother looked after all of us except Molepo, the last born, 'n laat
lammetjie, who arrived on 10 October 1961. Koko Tsheola died in 1964, then
over a hundred years old, according to the estimates of my maternal grandmother
, ...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAAT LAMMETJIE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
laat lammetjie is used in the context of the following news items.
How could he say 'not guilty' when he shot her?
She was our whole life, our laat lammetjie, a precious late lamb, the only child we had together, the backbone of our extended family and the ... «Irish Independent, Nov 14»
Lost lamb: Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead by her boyfriend Oscar …
Reeva was, they said, their 'laat lammetjie' – their late lamb who brought joy to the family. Even when the couple split up for a period when ... «Daily Mail, Jun 13»
From adman to pilgrim in several scary steps
Born in Nylstroom (now Modimolle), Wessels was a laat lammetjie (late arrival). He had a somewhat distant relationship with his father, ... «Independent Online, Oct 12»
ProVerb in focus
He loved growing up in Kimberley. His laat lammetjie (late lamb) sister arrived 11 years later and Verb shares a very close relationship with her, ... «The New Age Online, Jul 11»
