See abelungu on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 27:",
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"White people collectively."
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"(South Africa, now chiefly derogatory) White people collectively."
],
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},
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"word": "Abelungu"
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"White people collectively."
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"(South Africa, now chiefly derogatory) White people collectively."
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},
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"word": "Abelungu"
}
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