Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fah-nuh-kuh-loh, fah-nuh-kuh-loh]
- /ˌfɑ nə kəˈloʊ, ˈfɑ nə kəˌloʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fah-nuh-kuh-loh, fah-nuh-kuh-loh]
- /ˌfɑ nə kəˈloʊ, ˈfɑ nə kəˌloʊ/
Definitions of fanagalo word
- noun fanagalo a lingua franca based on English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, and Zulu, used especially in the mines of South Africa. 1
- noun fanagalo (in South Africa) a Zulu-based pidgin with English and Afrikaans components, esp associated with the mines 0
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Origin of fanagalo
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
1945-50; < Fanakalo (kuluma) fana ga lo (to speak) like this < Zulu
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Parts of speech for Fanagalo
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fanagalo popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fanagalo usage trend in Literature
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