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... stick used as a weapon of assault or defence , hence , a weapon ; umrholo - a long stick of the olive tree ( umnquma ) which is usually carried bound up with a bundle of assegais , used for first defence ; umnqayi - Eleodendron ...
... stick used as a weapon of assault or defence , hence , a weapon ; umrholo - a long stick of the olive tree ( umnquma ) which is usually carried bound up with a bundle of assegais , used for first defence ; umnqayi - Eleodendron ...
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STICKS Terms : induku - stick of any kind for walking or fighting ; uboko - 1 . long walking - stick or staff , such as used by old men . 2. stick for warding off in fighting ; udledlwe - long staff or stick used by old men for walking ...
STICKS Terms : induku - stick of any kind for walking or fighting ; uboko - 1 . long walking - stick or staff , such as used by old men . 2. stick for warding off in fighting ; udledlwe - long staff or stick used by old men for walking ...
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... stick was to be carried over the shoulder . A stick of the hard red Cape teak , Strychnos atherstonei ( Sim 1907 : 273 ) , was not used on journeys to the chief lest it bring bad luck ( Krige 1950 : 215 ) . Fencing with sticks was a ...
... stick was to be carried over the shoulder . A stick of the hard red Cape teak , Strychnos atherstonei ( Sim 1907 : 273 ) , was not used on journeys to the chief lest it bring bad luck ( Krige 1950 : 215 ) . Fencing with sticks was a ...
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