GLOSSARY

abaKwetha – young black males undergoing initiation

Aloe pillansi – an endangered bush aloe

bakkie – a van

braai – a barbecue

broekielace – ‘panty lace’: filigreed metalwork

bokkoms – dried fish

dassie – a rock hyrax

dikkop – a bird

droster – a runaway slave

frikkadel – meat ball

fynbos – scrub-like vegetation, part of the Cape Floral Kingdom

harder – a type of fish

hotnotsvis – a type of fish

IDB – illicit diamond buying

induna – a local traditional leader

kwaito – township music

kabeljou – cob

kloof – a ravine or chasm

matjeshuis – a small dwelling constructed from reed ‘mats’

melkbos – milk bush

rooibos – red bush, from which a tea is produced

sandveld – a rare type of fynbos

smouse – travelling peddlers

schlentering – crooked dealings

shukka – tartan tribal cloth

sjambok – a heavy whip

smoorsnoek – fish stew

Strandlopers – ancient beach-combing community

skoroskoro – a wreck

tsatkes – bits and pieces, memorabilia

umngqusho – a dish of maize kernels and beans

vetkoek – deep-fried dough balls

witblits – ‘white lightning’: strong alcoholic spirit