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Mine Kaffir

Mine Kaffir proper noun: synonym of Fanagalo.

Proper noun

Mine Kaffir

  1. (South Africa, dated, offensive) Synonym of Fanagalo.
    Synonyms:
    Fanagalo

Synonyms of Mine Kaffir

Forms of Mine Kaffir

alternative formmine-kaffir

Origin of Mine Kaffir

The language is associated with black miners in South Africa. They came from many parts of Africa and may not have spoken any of the major languages of South Africa.

Questions about Mine Kaffir

What does Mine Kaffir mean?
Mine Kaffir means synonym of Fanagalo.
What part of speech is Mine Kaffir?
Mine Kaffir is a proper noun.

Words near Mine Kaffir in the dictionary

  1. mine field
  2. mine fields
  3. mine flail
  4. mine flails
  5. mine host
  6. Mine Kaffir
  7. mine plough
  8. mine ploughs
  9. mine plow
  10. mine plows
  11. mine roller

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