Fanagalo

Meaning of Fanagalo

noun

a lingua franca developed and used by the southern African mining companies, composed of frequently corrupted elements of the Nguni languages, English, and Afrikaans.

1940s: from Nguni fana ka lo, from fana ‘be like’ + the possessive suffix -ka + lo ‘this’.

Information about Fanagalo

It is a name.
Languages in which Fanagalo is used:
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- English

Hyphenation of Fanagalo

Fana-galo

It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
Fanagalo is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Translation of Fanagalo

Spanish: fanagalo

Words that rhyme with Fanagalo

Tagalo, regalo, Margalo, pergalo

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