ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SJAMBOK
From Afrikaans, from Malay samboq, chamboq, from Urdu chābuk.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SJAMBOK
PRESENT
Present
I sjambok
you sjambok
he/she/it sjamboks
we sjambok
you sjambok
they sjambok
Present continuous
I am sjamboking
you are sjamboking
he/she/it is sjamboking
we are sjamboking
you are sjamboking
they are sjamboking
Present perfect
I have sjamboked
you have sjamboked
he/she/it has sjamboked
we have sjamboked
you have sjamboked
they have sjamboked
Present perfect continuous
I have been sjamboking
you have been sjamboking
he/she/it has been sjamboking
we have been sjamboking
you have been sjamboking
they have been sjamboking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I sjamboked
you sjamboked
he/she/it sjamboked
we sjamboked
you sjamboked
they sjamboked
Past continuous
I was sjamboking
you were sjamboking
he/she/it was sjamboking
we were sjamboking
you were sjamboking
they were sjamboking
Past perfect
I had sjamboked
you had sjamboked
he/she/it had sjamboked
we had sjamboked
you had sjamboked
they had sjamboked
Past perfect continuous
I had been sjamboking
you had been sjamboking
he/she/it had been sjamboking
we had been sjamboking
you had been sjamboking
they had been sjamboking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will sjambok
you will sjambok
he/she/it will sjambok
we will sjambok
you will sjambok
they will sjambok
Future continuous
I will be sjamboking
you will be sjamboking
he/she/it will be sjamboking
we will be sjamboking
you will be sjamboking
they will be sjamboking
Future perfect
I will have sjamboked
you will have sjamboked
he/she/it will have sjamboked
we will have sjamboked
you will have sjamboked
they will have sjamboked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been sjamboking
you will have been sjamboking
he/she/it will have been sjamboking
we will have been sjamboking
you will have been sjamboking
they will have been sjamboking
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would sjambok
you would sjambok
he/she/it would sjambok
we would sjambok
you would sjambok
they would sjambok
Conditional continuous
I would be sjamboking
you would be sjamboking
he/she/it would be sjamboking
we would be sjamboking
you would be sjamboking
they would be sjamboking
Conditional perfect
I would have sjambok
you would have sjambok
he/she/it would have sjambok
we would have sjambok
you would have sjambok
they would have sjambok
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been sjamboking
you would have been sjamboking
he/she/it would have been sjamboking
we would have been sjamboking
you would have been sjamboking
they would have been sjamboking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you sjambok
we let´s sjambok
you sjambok
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
sjamboked
Present Participle
sjamboking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SJAMBOK»
Discover the use of
sjambok in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sjambok and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Under the
Sjambok: A Tale of the Transvaal
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series.
George Hansby Russell, 2010
Oiled and polished, it gleamed in the firelight like a dead mamba. He said, “
Sjambok.” Sjambok. Mike had heard of these little nasties, the favored playthings
of the old German and Belgian and Boer colonialists and, before them, Arab
slavers.
3
The Scourge of the Dark Continent: The Martial Use of the ...
The Scourge of the Dark Continent: The Martial Use of the African Sjambok by James Loriega is the first booklength treatment of the defensive use of the sjambok.
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Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2011
5
European-language Writing in Sub-Saharan Africa
White journalism had begun to reflect far wider concerns than could be traced in
Afrikaans writing and Sjambok flourished as an organ of underground criticism,
as a scandal-sheet that exposed malpractices, not only in the municipal sphere, ...
6
Free-lancers and Literary Biography in South Africa
As Black's final season closed in 1929, an era ended. But Black was not done yet
. When Schlesinger set him up again in his other capacity, as a one-man
newspaper editor and mudslinger on the notorious scandal sheet, The Sjambok,
the ...
7
Trials of Slavery: Selected Documents Concerning Slaves from ...
Dat hij comparant de gemelde Diana omtrent een pijp tobacq rookens met de
genoemde sjambok geslaagen hebbende, en nog beesig sijnde om deselve te
slaan, sij inmiddels met een vaart uijt de combuijs naar de groote caemer is ...
Nigel Worden, Gerald Groenewald, 2005
“Baas, Baas, the dog will be killed,” Jim called excitedly, as he tried to get round;
but the white man made a jump towards him, and with a backhand slash of the
sjambok struck him across the face, shouting at him again: “Leave him, I tell you.
9
Women in South African History: They Remove Boulders and ...
He seized the sjambok and whipped Mpelilape. He whipped his wife too. He
berated her, for Jeremiah, Mpelilape's father, had accompanied Piet's father-in-
law, old man De Lange, during the First World War. The next morning, Martha
refused ...
10
The Slope of Kongwa Hill: A Boy's Tale of Africa
I glanced around his living room anticipating a thick, leathered arm chair of the
type I would bend over at Allan House, but there wasn't one and we just stood
there. Having retrieved what I thought looked like a sjambok because it certainly
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SJAMBOK»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
sjambok is used in the context of the following news items.
Mo-G opens up about THOSE Caitlyn Jenner 'Sjambok' comments
Not long after Bruce Jenner turned Caitlyn Jenner and broke the internet, the Kaya FM DJ told his listeners he would Sjambok Caitlyn if she were his parent. «Channel 24, Jul 15»
Review: As subtle as a sjambok
Reading RW Johnson's How Long Will South Africa Survive? is a bit like being cornered by an anthropologist at the 1884 Berlin Conference at which imperial ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
Wife sjamboks abusive husband
AN abusive husband got the shock of his life when he got sjamboked by his wife who had grown tired of his abusive ways. The wife, Nelly Kunene (38) of ... «The Swazi Observer, Jul 15»
Trial of 'sjambok dentist' postponed
MILITARY dentist Jan van Tonder, charged with attempted murder for allegedly assaulting a gardener with a sjambok, appeared in the Wynberg Regional Court ... «Independent Online, Mar 15»
New charge in gardener whipping case
The State alleges that Van Tonder stopped and beat him with a sjambok. Makungwa suffered injuries to his head and bruises to his body. Van Tonder allegedly ... «Independent Online, Jan 15»
Gardener assault suspect facing attempted murder charge
Muhammed Makungwa, a Malawian national, was attacked with a sjambok by a man driving a white BMW X5 on 9 November. Picture: Masa Kekhana/EWN. «Eyewitness News, Nov 14»
Cape Town cop eats banana as woman sjamboks man accused of …
The Cape Town mob justice attack in plain sight of police officers who stood idly by has broken the trust between communities and the SAPS, Western Cape ... «Times LIVE, Nov 14»
SANDF probe after sjambok assault
Cape Town - The SA National Defence Force's (SANDF) reputation has been tarnished by the actions of army dentist Jan van Tonder, who has been charged ... «Independent Online, Nov 14»
Sjambok attack: Dentist faces attempted murder charge
Johannesburg - A Cape Town dentist who allegedly beat a gardener with a sjambok, could face an attempted murder charge, the Cape Argus reported on Friday ... «News24, Nov 14»
Man charged with beating Claremont gardener released on warning
FILE: Muhammed Makungwa, a Malawian national, was attacked with a sjambok by a man driving a white BMW X5 on 9 November. Picture: Masa Kekana/EWN. «Eyewitness News, Nov 14»
