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'Patel, this is my last and final offer and only if the boy gets a bansela, I'll give you
another tickey, take it or leave it, man!' Patel shook his head and clucked his
tongue and finally nodded. Hoppie took the ninepence out of his pocket and put it
...
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Friends of the Bushveld
Bansela chuckled, seating himself on a stone under an apricot tree near the
entrance to his father's hut. The children squatted on their heels about him, their
eyes shining with excitement. Truly, thought Bansela, this was the life for a man.
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A Practical Guide to Lexicography
[Zu. ibhanselo a gift, (uku- bansela vb.) Xh. ukttbasele to give a present, token of
gratitude] We do not issue any certificate [to a maishi- ngilane (q.v.)] bonselJa . .
Every man who goes through this training must deserve his certificate. Pace Dec.
P. G. J. van Sterkenburg, 2003
The road was an awful one, it is true, and few drivers could have handled so top-
heavy a load without capsizing—he had received a bansela for his skill—but to
him the feat was one without parallel in the history of waggon driving; and when ...
BANSELA (pro. bnan-sé-la) (N), a present. BEKER (pro. beaker) (D), a cup.
BILLY, a small tin utensil with lid and handle, used for boiling water. BnE'r
HARTE, an American author who wrote famous tales of life in Californian mining
camps.
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English, But Not Quite: Locating Linguistic Diversity
... penny whistle', perhaps from isiZulu khwela 'mount, climb'); • business and
everyday life: bonsella ('a gift or gratuity' from isiZulu bansela 'offer a gift in
gratitude'), gogga ('a creepy- crawly', from Khoikhoi xo-xon 'a collective term for
creeping ...
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Oxford Dictionary of English
origin from Zulu bansela 'express thanks with a gift', or from umbanselo 'small gift'
. bonspiel /ˈbɒnspiːl/ 7noun a curling match. – origin mid 16th cent. (originally
Scots): probably of Low German origin. bontebok /ˈbɒntəbɒk/ 7noun (pl. same ...
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Language in Africa: An Introductory Survey
... bansela (Zulu) tip, enkosi (Kafir inkosi chief) thank you, baas (Afrikaans) master
, boss, vlei (Afrikaans), low-lying land where water collects in Residual Topics in
Classification 139.
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African Salad: A Portrait of South Africans at Home
Bonsella is derived from the Zulu word bansela meaning to express thanks in a
tangible form, or umbanselo, a small gift. It was officially recognised as a South
African English word when included in the 1996 Oxford University Press
Dictionary ...
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The Power of One: Young Reader's Edition
'Patel, this is my final offer and only if the boy gets a bansela. I'll give you another
threepence, take it or leave it, man!' Patelclucked his tongue andfinally nodded.
Hoppie took the ninepence out ofhispocket and put it on the counter.
