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tsotsitaal

tsotsitaal noun: any of a variety of mixed languages spoken mainly in the townships of South Africa.

Noun

tsotsitaal (countable and uncountable, plural tsotsitaals)

  1. Any of a variety of mixed languages spoken mainly in the townships of South Africa.

Forms of tsotsitaal

pluraltsotsitaals

Origin of tsotsitaal

From tsotsi (“South African street gangster”) + Afrikaans taal (“language”).

Questions about tsotsitaal

What does tsotsitaal mean?
Tsotsitaal means any of a variety of mixed languages spoken mainly in the townships of South Africa.
What part of speech is tsotsitaal?
Tsotsitaal is a noun.
What is the plural of tsotsitaal?
The plural of tsotsitaal is tsotsitaals.

Words near tsotsitaal in the dictionary

  1. Tsotsil
  2. Tsotsile
  3. Tsotsiles
  4. Tsotsils
  5. tsotsis
  6. tsotsitaal
  7. tsotsitaals
  8. Tsou
  9. Tsouic
  10. tsoureki
  11. tsourekia

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