Awa-skin: skin slung across the back to carry babies in.
Askoekies: cakes baked in the ash.
Baas: master.
Baasje (pronounced Baasie): little master.
Babiaan: baboon.
Berg schilpad: mountain tortoise.
Biltong: strips of sun-dried meat.
Bolmakissie: head over heels.
Bossies: bushes.
Broer: brother.
Buchu: an aromatic veld herb.
Carbonaatje: grilled chop.
Dassie: rock-rabbit.
Eintje: an edible veld root.
Gezondheid!: Your health!
Haasje: little hare.
Hamel: wether.
Jakhals draaie: tricky turns.
Kaross: skin rug.
Kierie: a thick stick.
Klein koning: little king.
Kneehaltered: hobbled.
Kopdoek: turban.
Kopje: hill.
Krantz: precipice.
Kraal: enclosure.
Lammervanger: eagle.
Leeuw: lion.
Maanhaar: mane.
Mensevreter: cannibal.
Neef: nephew.
Nooi: lady or mistress.
Nonnie: young lady: miss.
Oom: uncle.
Outa: old man: prefix to the name of old natives.
Pronk: show off.
Reijer: heron.
Riem: leathern thong.
Rustband: couch.
Sassaby or Sessebe: a South African antelope.
Schelm: rogue; sly.
Schilpad: tortoise.
Sjambok: whip of rhino or hippo hide.
Skraal windje: fine cutting wind.
Skrik: to be startled; also fright.
Slim: cunningly clever.
Smouse: pedlar.
Soopje: tot.
Taai: tough.
Tante: aunt.
Tarentaal: Guinea fowl.
Tover or toverij: witchcraft.
Vaabond: vagabond.
Vlakte: plain.
Voertsed: jumping aside suddenly and violently.
Volk: coloured farm labourers.
Volstruis: ostrich.
Vrouw: wife.
Vrouwmens: woman.
Zandkruiper: sand-crawler.
