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Words & Phrases
Afrikaans—an
official language of South Africa, a hybrid of Dutch, native African
and Indo-Malay used by the Dutch immigrants to southern Africa known
as Afrikaners
banchong—a Balinese transvestite
bemo—a small, boxy minibus used throughout
Indonesia. The same vehicle would be called a “mini-bus taxi”
in Africa.
Bintang—a popular brand of Indonesian beer
cabaña—a small thatch-roofed room,
or hut
chucha—Spanish slang for “fuck”
Chupa Cabra—a mythological blood-sucking
vampire from South America
diablo—Spanish—devil
hermanos—Spanish—brothers
jaffle—a grilled and folded piece of bread
served with fruit inside
jiggy-jig—Balinese slang for sex
kaffir—a derogatory Afrikaans term for black
Africans
khack—Afrikaans—shit
mahu—a Hawaiian man raised into the arts
traditionally practiced by native women
make—(ma’kay)—Hawaiian word for
dead
Moke—Hawaiian pidgin for a person of Hawaiian
ancestry
muerto—Spanish—dead
niños—Spanish—children
norte americano—Spanish—North American
nutter—Australian slang for a crazy person,
wack-job, nutcase, etc.
olas—Spanish—waves
opihi—a small crustacean collected and eaten
in Hawaii
pidgin—in this case Hawaiian pidgin, a mixed
language of Hawaiian, English, Portuguese and various Asian languages
poi—a traditional Hawaiian staple, poi is
a thick paste made from pounded root
randavel—a circular hut made with walls of
mud and manure and a conical, thatch roof
regalo—Spanish—gift
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