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This is a list of words used in mainstream South African English but not usually found in other dialects of the English language. For internationally common English words of South African origin, see List of English words of Afrikaans origin. ==A-B== ; bakkie: a utility truck or pickup truck. Can also mean a small basin or other container.〔http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/bakkie?q=bakkie〕 ; bergie: (informal) refers to a particular subculture of vagrants in Cape Town (from Afrikaans ''berg'' (mountain), originally referring to vagrants who sheltered in the forests of Table Mountain). Increasingly used in other cities to mean a vagrant of any description.〔http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/bergie?q=bergie〕 ; bioscope: cinema; movie theatre (now dated)〔http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/bioscope?q=bioscope〕 ; biltong: dried meat, similar to jerky 〔http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/biltong?q=biltong〕 ; bladdy: (informal) occasionally heard South African version of bloody (the predominantly heard form), from the Cape Coloured/Afrikaans ''blerrie'', itself a corruption of the English word ; boerewors: traditional sausage from Afrikaans "farmer-sausage", usually made with a mixture of beef and pork and seasoned with spices 〔http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/boerewors?q=boerewors〕 ; braai: a barbecue, to barbecue 〔http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/braai?q=braai〕 ; buck: a rand〔http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/buck?q=buck#buck-2〕 ; brinjal: eggplant (from Portuguese ''berinjela'', also used in Indian English) 〔http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/brinjal?q=brinjal〕 ; bundu: a wilderness region, remote from cities (from Shona ''bundo'', meaning grasslands) 〔http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/bundu?q=bundu〕 ; bunny chow: loaf of bread filled with curry, speciality of Durban, particularly Indian South Africans 〔http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/bunny-chow?q=bunny+chow〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of South African English regionalisms」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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