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The Young Traveller in South Africa choose

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[SA] A. Delius Young Traveller in S. Afr. 99: These houses [...] belonged to the Kleurlinge, Gamats or ‘Hotnots’, as the coloured farm labourers were variously known.
at hotnot, n.
[SA] A. Delius Young Traveller in S. Afr. 27: It wasn’t so long ago that Jo’burg was just a mass of tin-shanties – a huge mining camp.
at Joburg, n.
[SA] A. Delius Young Traveller in S. Afr. 100: Outa and Aia were general names for more elderly coloured men and women respectively, Jong and Meid for younger coloured people, and Klonkie and Klimmeid for little coloured boys and girls.
at jong, n.1
[SA] A. Delius Young Traveller in S. Afr. 50: Always ready with some bad old name like Kaffir or Nigger or Tottie for the Bantu.
at kaffir, n.
[SA] A. Delius Young Traveller in S. Afr. 104: After tea most of the Klonkies and the Klimmeide went off to help their parents.
at klonkie, n.
[SA] A. Delius Young Traveller in S. Afr. 153: He may give a tickey.
at tickey, n.
[SA] A. Delius Young Traveller in S. Afr. 36: ‘Good Lord, we wouldn’t play with Totties!’ Paul cried. ‘Black people, and coloured people aren’t allowed to mix with the white people.’.
at tottie, n.1
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