Assagai...... A spear or javelin used by South African natives.
Berg....... A mountain.
Biltong...... Dried venison.
Blink Klippe .... Bright stones.
Boer....... An emigrant farmer or countryman residing in the
Dutch republics.
Boys....... All native workmen are called boys.
Burg ....... A village or town.
Commando..... A small military force.
Drift....... A ford of a river.
Fontein...... A spring of water or fountain.
Groote or Groot .... Great or large.
Impi ....... A regiment of native warriors.
Karroo....... Dry table-land of South Africa covered with the
Karroo bush.
Kaross ....... A robe made of the skins of animals, with the hair on,
tanned by natives and sewn together with sinew.
Kloof....... A ravine or canon.
Kopje (pronounced koppie) A small hill.
Kraal....... A group of native huts. An enclosure for the safe
keeping of cattle and sheep ; a corral.
Laager....... An encampment.
Modder...... Mud or muddy.
Pan........ A small lake or pond, with no outlet.
Pont....... A ferry-boat.
Poort....... A short passage between hills or mountains.
Riem....... A thong of rawhide made soft by rubbing with grease.
Spitz Kopje..... A pointed hill.
Spoor....... The track left by animals or wagons.
Spruit....... A small stream or brook.
Taal....... The South African Dutch patois.
Trek....... To travel or migrate.
Trekbok...... South African antelope, which migrate in thousands,
seeking food.
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