Mozambiquan

Mozambiquan (comparative more Mozambiquan, superlative most Mozambiquan)

more Mozambiquan (comparative)
most Mozambiquan (superlative)

From Mozambique + -an (suffix forming adjectives).


Mozambiquan

“The Mozambiquans,” quips Mai disparagingly.

2018, Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body, Faber & Faber (2020), page 299:


en-proper noun

the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Socialist People's Libyan Arab Great Jamahiriya

(historical) Libya from the late 1970s to 2011.


Wadai

a former independent sultanate of the Sudan region in north central Africa, in present-day Chad, which lasted from 1501-1912


Bunyoro

a subnational kingdom in Western Uganda; it was one of the most powerful kingdoms in Central and East Africa from the 13th century to the 19th century


Buganda

Soon after his arrival Sir Andrew toured the ssazas of Buganda and I accompanied him.

1979, Paulo Kavuma, Crisis in Buganda, 1953-55, page 16:

A subnational kingdom in Uganda, comprising all of Uganda's Central Region; originated as a vassal state of Bunyoro during the 14th century and became the dominant kingdom of the region by the 17th century and still exists today.


Rozwi

From Kalanga rozvi (“destroyer, plunderer”).

a person from or the people of the historical Rozwi Empire in present-day Zimbabwe


bossale

From French bossale, from Spanish bozal (“wild, untamed, raw; born in Africa and recently enslaved in a colony”). Doublet of bozal and bosal.

m+

In Louisiana, French colonists relied on bossales later than elsewhere as they first imposed the slavery system on Amerindians only. The first slave ship carrying Africans arrived in 1719 […]

2019, Aline Helg, Slave No More: Self-Liberation before Abolitionism in the Americas, UNC Press Books, →ISBN, page 76:

(historical) A black African-born enslaved person in a French (or sometimes other European) colony, especially Haiti (as opposed to a slave born in the colony).

bozal

slave recently brought from Africa to a Spanish or other European colony


Kingdom of Morocco

Calque of Arabic المملكة المغربية or a Calque of Moroccan Amazigh ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ (tagldit n lmɣrib)

calque

المملكة المغربية

Calque of Arabic المملكة المغربية

ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ


Saharo-

the Saharo-Arabian Region


Anambra

A state of Nigeria in the South East geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Awka.


Borno

A state of Nigeria in the North East geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Maiduguri.


Ondo

A state of Nigeria in the South West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Akure.


Punt

bor

<i class="Latn mention" lang="egy">pwnt</i>

(historical) A former kingdom in the Afar Triangle, Horn of Africa, Africa, in what is now Ethiopia. A country contemporaneous with the Old Kingdom of Egypt, where frankincense, gold, ebony, ivory is found.


Next Eleven

(economics) Eleven countries – Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Korea, Turkey, and Vietnam – identified in 2005 as having high potential of joining the BRICS countries as some of the world's largest economies in the 21st century.


Scramble for Africa

(historical) The proliferation of conflicting European claims to African territories during the New Imperialist period between 1881 and 1914.


Ekiti

A state of Nigeria in the South West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Ado Ekiti.


Erta Ale

A continuously active basaltic shield volcano in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia.


Transkeian

en-adj

Transkeian (comparative more Transkeian, superlative most Transkeian)

more Transkeian (comparative)
most Transkeian (superlative)


Euroafrican

/ˌjʊəɹəʊˈæfɹɪk(ə)n/

From Euro- (prefix meaning ‘pertaining to Europe’) + African (adjective, noun). Compare Eurafrican, which is attested later.

affix

In this election the Swazi indigenous people were not included in the same voter's roll as their European and Euroafrican counterparts. About eight parliamentary seats were specially reserved for Europeans and Euroafricans.

1997, Chuks Okpaluba, Nkonzo Hlatshwayo, Bekithemba Khumalo, Human Rights in Swaziland: The Legal Response, page 172:

Synonym of Eurafrican (“of or relating to the continents of, or countries in, both Europe and Africa; having both European and African characteristics; of a person: of mixed European and African descent; (specifically, South Africa) synonym of colored (“belonging to a multiracial ethnic group or category, having ancestry from more than one of the racial groups of Southern Africa”)”)


Euroafrican

/ˌjʊəɹəʊˈæfɹɪk(ə)n/

(anthropology) A person with physical characteristics typical of both Europe and Africa.


Tower Hill

A neighbourhood in Freetown, Sierra Leone.


Mashreq

The Arabic lands from Egypt and the Sudan eastwards.


Afficky

My people in Afficky you unnerstand me, dey not rich,

2018, Zora Neale Hurston, Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo", Amistad Press

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(obsolete) Pronunciation spelling of Africa.


Enugu

A state of Nigeria in the South East geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Enugu City.


Mpondo

A Southern African Nguni ethnic group having their traditional homeland in the modern-day Eastern Cape province of South Africa.


North Beach

Coordinate term: South Beach

A neighbourhood of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.


South Beach

Coordinate term: North Beach


Ciskeian

en-adj

Ciskeian (comparative more Ciskeian, superlative most Ciskeian)

more Ciskeian (comparative)
most Ciskeian (superlative)


Bophuthatswanan

Bophuthatswanan (comparative more Bophuthatswanan, superlative most Bophuthatswanan)

more Bophuthatswanan (comparative)
most Bophuthatswanan (superlative)


Bophuthatswanan

A native or inhabitant of Bophuthatswana.


Vendan

Vendan (comparative more Vendan, superlative most Vendan)

more Vendan (comparative)
most Vendan (superlative)


Ethiocentric

Ethiocentric (comparative more Ethiocentric, superlative most Ethiocentric)

more Ethiocentric (comparative)
most Ethiocentric (superlative)

Emphasizing Ethiopia or its culture or languages.


Egyptocentric

Egyptocentric (comparative more Egyptocentric, superlative most Egyptocentric)

more Egyptocentric (comparative)
most Egyptocentric (superlative)

Emphasizing Egypt or its culture or languages.


Fort Victoria

Former name of Masvingo, Zimbabwe (renamed in 1982).


Khartoumian

Khartoumian (comparative more Khartoumian, superlative most Khartoumian)

more Khartoumian (comparative)
most Khartoumian (superlative)


Derg

Borrowed from Amharic ደርግ (därg, “committee; council”).

bor+

(historical) The Provisional Military Administrative Council, the communist military junta that ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1987.


tuo zaafi

Borrowed from Hausa tuo (“cooked flour”) + zaafi (“hot”).

A staple food, made with maize or millet flower, commonly eaten in northern Ghana.


Republic of Guinea-Bissau

the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (canonical)

Calque of Portuguese República da Guiné-Bissau


blue crane

Grus paradisea
Grus paradisea#Translingual

Grus paradisea, a bird of the crane (Gruidae) family


Niggeria

NIGGERIAN PIPELINE EXPLOSION KILLS 250 'NOGS
ADEJE, Niggeria (Darky Cuntinent) - A pipeline explosion and fire
killed 250 shitskins in southern Niggeria[…]

2000 July 11, I, “ANOTHER NIGGERIAN BAKEOFF”, in soc.culture.african.american (Usenet):

Taboo: Niggeria, like other Africoon countries, is a primitive society
where homosexuality is considered a taboo. The Niggerian parliament
has been trying to pass a law introduced by former head nigger
Olusegun Obasanjo banning peter puffers.

2007 August 13, \/\/0RD@true.nog, “QUEER NIGGERIANS FACE SHARIA DEATH”, in soc.culture.african.american (Usenet):

Around 15,000 pickaninnies have been accused in two of
>Niggeria's 36 states over the past decade and thousands have been
>killed. In the past week alone, five Niggerian nigglets accused of
>Witchcraft were killed and another three were set on fire.

2009 November 6, wis...@yahoo.com, “AFRICOONS ARE STILL BURNING WITCHES”, in rec.boats (Usenet):

(vulgar, derogatory, offensive) Nigeria.


Niggerian

Blend of nigger + Nigerian, by surface analysis, Niggeria + -an.

2000 April 13, sheets3inthwind, “NIGGERIAN GETS 21 YRS IN ATTEMPTED MURDER”, in soc.culture.african.american (Usenet):

I wonder if al...@mecca.net would be interested in the ballistic
coefficients and terminal velocities of Allah-worshiping Niggerians doing
swan dives from 2,000 feet?

2001 July 11, Byker, “NIGGERS GUILTY OF HATE CRIME IN TX”, in soc.culture.african.american (Usenet):

Kenny, a Niggerian in Malaysia said: It is taboo and it should remain
a taboo. They should be killed by hanging. A country can have its own
law.

A scamming Niggerian, what a shocker !
Wants to travel back home for the birf of its son - What do you think
the odds are of him returning after that joyous event ?

2018 November 9, Jesse, “They come just seeking jobs and a better life”, in uk.current-events.terrorism (Usenet):

(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A Nigerian.


Niggerian

``I lost four of my relations in the fire and I
only came here to see that they have already been tossed into the
water supply along with many others, said Adeje resident Matthew
Ofuye. Fire crews from the state-run Niggerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) arrived more than 24 hours after the explosion and
managed to put out the inferno.

This sounds like the first niggernaut for the Niggerian space
program.

2001 July 28, webley©, “Poor Man's Nigger Launcher”, in soc.culture.african.american (Usenet):

>Niggerian troops have killed at least 200 villagers in central Niggeria, in
>apparent retaliation for the slaughter of 19 soldiers trapped in ethnic
>violence almost two weeks ago.

2001 October 26, Crusader, “200 dead in Niggerian bongo binge”, in soc.culture.african.american (Usenet):

What the fuck is a niggerian 'diploma' worth ? If you're dumbass enough
to think those qualifications from niggerian institutions are worth a
tin can of week-old piss, then let me tell you about this $100,000,000
worth of gold I need to smuggle into the U.S. and all I need is a local
with a bank account....

2004 December 29, not_r...@hotmail.com, “Niggerian Niggers - What are they ?”, in soc.culture.nigeria (Usenet):

> Niggerian police have raided a hospital in the southeastern city of
> Aba, releasing 32 pregnant sheboon sows held by a nigglet-trafficking
> Africoon. The bitches were between 15 and 17 years old.

2011 June 19, mikeoxbig, “Re: Niggerian 'Puppy Mill' Busted”, in soc.penpals (Usenet):


Zaouli

Originated in the 1950s, reportedly inspired by a girl named "Djela Lou Zaouli".

A folk dance of the Guro people of the Ivory Coast.


Procopius

Via Latin Procopius from Koine Greek Προκόπῐος (Prokópios), from Ancient Greek προκοπή (prokopḗ, “progress forward to prosperity; advancement toward success; improvement by diligence”), with Latin suffix -ius equivalent to Greek suffix -ῐος (-ios).

der

A male given name from Latin Procopius [in turn from Ancient Greek Προκόπιος (Prokópios)], of rare usage, variant of Prokopios, feminine equivalent Procopia.


masenqo

a single-stringed bowed lute commonly used by Ethiopian azmaris.


Biskra

From Arabic بِسْكَرَة (biskara), from Tachawit ⵜⵉⴱⴻⵙⴽⴻⵔⵜ (Tibeskert).

Biskra Palms

oasis in California named in honor of Biskra


Akwa Ibom

From the Kwa Ibo River that flows in the state, ultimately of Ibibio origin.

A state of Nigeria in the South South geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Uyo.


Ebonyi

From the Abonyi River, ultimately of Igbo origin.

A state of Nigeria in the South East geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Abakaliki.


Bayelsa

A state of Nigeria in the South South geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Yenagoa.


Cross River

A state of Nigeria in the South South geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Calabar.


Yobe

A state of Nigeria in the North East geopolitical zone. Capital: Damaturu. Largest city: Potiskum.


Gombe

A state of Nigeria in the North East geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Gombe City.


Jigawa

A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Dutse.


Nasarawa

A state of Nigeria in the North Central geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Lafia.


Adamawa

A state of Nigeria in the North East geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Yola.


Kogi

A state of Nigeria in the North Central geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Lokoja.


Kebbi

A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital: Birnin Kebbi.


Zamfara

A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Gusau.


Oyo

A state of Nigeria in the South West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Ibadan.


Moroccan dirham

en-noun

Moroccan dirham (plural Moroccan dirhams)


Congo Republic

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English

Alternative form of Republic of the Congo


Upper Voltese

(historical) From Upper Volta (previous name of Burkina Faso).


Río de Oro

Borrowed from Spanish Río de Oro (literally “Gold River”).

bor+

(historical) One of the two territories (the other being Saguia el-Hamra) that formed the Spanish province of Spanish Sahara after 1969; it had been taken as a Spanish colonial possession in the late 19th century.


Brazzavillian

en-adj

Brazzavillian (comparative more Brazzavillian, superlative most Brazzavillian)

more Brazzavillian (comparative)
most Brazzavillian (superlative)

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo

Of or relating to the city of Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of the Congo.


Guinea-Bissauan

Copious amounts of palm oil, tomatoes, chili, fish, and goat’s meat are considered traditional staples in Guinea-Bissauan cooking.

2009, Jamie Stokes, editor, Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Africa and the Middle East, Facts On File, Inc., Infobase Publishing, →ISBN, page 270:

These events and the silences and taboos surrounding them helped create the conditions for the longevity of the ‘linha de Cabral’ or ‘Cabral’s programme’ as a key reference of the erstwhile liberation movement and Guinea-Bissauan politics in general until the late 1990s.

2012, Philip J. Havik, “Virtual Nations and Failed States: Making Sense of the Labyrinth”, in Eric Morier-Genoud, editor, Sure Road? Nationalisms in Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique, Leiden, S.H., Boston, Mass.: Brill, →ISBN, page 52:

Cabral and Pereira looked to unify both nations until Cabral’s prime minister, the former commander of the Guinea-Bissauan armed forces, João Bernardo Vieira, led a military coup against Cabral in 1980 on the grounds that Cabral’s Cape Verdean origins (like his brother, Amílcar, he was born in Bissau to Cape Verdean mixed-race parents) compromised his dedication to the Guinea-Bissauan people.

2021, Lamonte Aidoo, Daniel F. Silva, editors, Lusophone African Short Stories and Poetry after Independence: Decolonial Destinies, Anthem Press, →ISBN, page 22:


Saguia el-Hamra

Borrowed from Arabic السَّاقِيَة الْحَمْرَاء (as-sāqiya l-ḥamrāʔ, literally “the red rivulet”).

bor+

السَّاقِيَة الْحَمْرَاء

(historical) One of the two territories (the other being Río de Oro) that formed the Spanish province of Spanish Sahara after 1969.


muzuna

(historical) A monetary unit of Algeria, worth one 24th of a budju.


Tooro

A subnational kingdom in Uganda, comprised of all of Uganda's Tooro sub-region.


Tooro Kingdom

Rutooro

the language spoken in the Tooro Kingdom


Republic of the Niger

That if the Government of the United States of America issues guaranties to cover losses by reason of war with respect to investments in the Republic of the Niger, nationals of the United States of America to whom such guaranties have been issued, shall be accorded by the Government of the Republic of the Niger treatment not less favorable than the most favorable treatment accorded, in like circumstances, to nationals of the Republic of the Niger or nationals of third countries, with reference to any reimbursement, compensation, indemnification, or any other payment, including the distribution of reparations received from enemy countries, that the Government of the Republic of the Niger may make or pay for losses incurred by reason of war; […]

1963, United States Treaties and Other International Agreements, volume 13, part 2 (1962), Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, page 2204:

H.E. El Hag Hamani Diori, President of the Republic of the Niger visited the United Arab Republic during the interval between the 4th and the 10th July 1963, in response to the invitation of President Gamal Abdel Nasser.

1963 September, “Joint Communique on H.E. El Hag Hamani Diori. President of the Republic of the Niger’s Visit to the United Arab Republic”, in The Scribe, volume 7, General Organisation of Press and Editing, page 29:

And these men came, not from the colonialist-dominated areas of Africa, but from The Republic of the Niger and the Federal Republic of Cameroon.

1972, “[Nkrumah’s Deception in Africa] Subversive Camps uncovered”, in Communist Global Subversion and American Security, volume I (The Attempted Communist Subversion of Africa Through Nkrumah’s Ghana), Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, page 123, column 1:

See, eg, the Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of the Republic of Benin concerning the status of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in the territory of the Republic of Benin (8 February 2017) available at ; and the Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the United Nations and the Government of the Republic of the Niger concerning the activities carried out in the Republic of the Niger by the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) (24 January 2017) available at .

2019, Stephen Mathias, “Treaty-Making at the United Nations: The View from the Secretariat”, in Simon Chesterman, David M. Malone, Santiago Villalpando, Alexandra Ivanovic, editors, The Oxford Handbook of United Nations Treaties, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, part I (Evolution—UN Treaty-Making in Practice and in Theory), chapter section 7 (Other Treaty-Related Activities of the Secretariat), page 66:

Seven edible wild leaves from the Republic of the Niger were reported to be rich in minerals, amino acids, and fatty acids (Freiberger et al. 1998).

2020, Oluwaseyi M. Aboyade, David R. Katerere, “Tribal and Indigenous Knowledge in West Africa: The Use of Food Platns in the Management of Diabetes”, in David R. Katerere, Wendy Applequist, Oluwaseyi M. Aboyade, Chamunorwa Togo, editors, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge for the Modern Era: A Natural and Applied Science Perspective, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 70:


Lake Tanganyika

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

A long lake in Africa which borders onto Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia.


qocho

Gurage food, with its foundation of qocho, specialized in kitfo (sautéed meat in butter and cheese) and chopped sautéed kale/collard greens (Brassica oleracea) […]

2009, James C. McCann, Stirring the Pot: A History of African Cuisine, Ohio University Press, →ISBN, page 90:


Goderich

A neighbourhood of Freetown, Sierra Leone.


Nairoberry

Criminal incidents in Nairobi are on the rise. The infamous dangerous, ugly and dark days of "Nairoberry" are back.

2022 May 11, Dauti Kahura, “Kenya: The Bad, Dangerous and Ugly Days of 'Nairoberry' Are Back”, in AllAfrica:

Nickname for the city of Nairobi, in Kenya.


Avokaya

Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo

a Central Sudanic language spoken in southern South Sudan and parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo


Ghardaïa

The capital city of Ghardaïa Province, Algeria.


Kismaayo

A port city in the southern Lower Juba (Jubbada Hoose) province of Somalia.


eskista

Ahmed was also appreciated for his talents as a showman, because he had no equal in letting loose the famous eskista, with the heaving quiver of the torso and shoulders, of which Ethiopians are so fond. Eskista is the dance of the Amharas, enhancing amorous repartee and expressing collective jubilation.

2002 August 1, Frank Tenaille, Music is the Weapon of the Future: Fifty Years of African Popular Music, Lawrence Hill Books, →ISBN, page 168:

One of Ethiopia's most popular traditional dances, eskista, which is said to have originated from the lower highlands of Ethiopia's Amhara region, exemplifies the type of multi-functionality that Martin (1967) acknowledges as it is performed in many different settings of the Ethiopian community.

2018 February 20, Adesola Akinleye, Narratives in Black British Dance: Embodied Practices, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 195:

The Amhara people of Ethiopia have the Eskista, a celebratory dance that centres around movement in the shoulders and is said to be inspired by the movements of a snake.

2023 April 4, Araba Ofori-Acquah, Return to Source: Unlock the Power of African-Centered Wellness, Hay House, →ISBN, page 52:

A folk dance of the Amhara people of Ethiopia characterized by intense shoulder, chest, and neck movement.


P'ent'ay

A majority of the population adheres to Christianity (mainly the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and P’ent’ay), while around a third follows Islam (primarily Sunni Islam).

2017 June 2, IBP, Inc, Ethiopia Electoral, Political Parties Laws and Regulations Handbook: Strategic Information, Regulations, Procedures (World Business and Investment Library), →ISBN, page 9:

All denominations and organizations of Protestantism in Ethiopia and Eritrea.


Tewahedo

For many Ethiopian Orthodox, history has forged an almost patriotic link between Tewahedo Christology and loyalty to their nation against the incursion of foreign religious ideas.

2006 October 1, Craig Ott, Harold A. Netland, Globalizing Theology: Belief and Practice in an Era of World Christianity, →ISBN, page 151:

It is important to note that the interiors of many old Tewahedo churches are entirely covered with outsized mural icons.

2011 April 30, Paulos Milkias, Ethiopia (Nations in Focus), →ISBN, page 323:

The Tewahedo tradition brings all this worldwide heritage together in a synthesis that makes it purely Ethiopian.

2022 January 12, Alemayehu Wassie, Demel Teketay, Mengistie Kindu, Mulugeta Lemenih, Thomas Knoke, Thomas Schneider, State of the Art in Ethiopian Church Forests and Restoration Options, →ISBN, page 57:

Belonging or relating to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and/or the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church.


dhaanto

A style of traditional music and a folk dance of the Somali people.


axis of resistance

Calque of Arabic محور المقاومة. First used in 2002 in Libya in response to George W. Bush's "axis of evil".

calque

محور المقاومة

The news agency said Assad and Jalili discussed their two countries' "strategic cooperation relationship" and "attempts by some Western countries and their allies to strike at the axis of resistance by targeting Syria and supporting terrorism there."

2012 August 7, “Iran: We're in "axis of resistance" with Syria”, in CBS:

Oddly, the Islamic Republic claims that Israel “lost five wars with the Axis of Resistance since the July 2006 war with the Lebanese resistance.”

2021 August 7, Seth J. Frantzman, “Iran claims Israel afraid of conflict with its 'axis of resistance'”, in the Jerusalem Post:

Iran’s axis of resistance consists of a network of political parties and armed groups that span Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Yemen.

2022 July 14, Nancy Ezzeddine, Hamidreza Azizi, “Iran's Increasingly Decentralzed Axis of Resistance”, in War on the Rocks:

The Houthis have fought and largely won a nine-year civil war against Yemen’s government — which is supported by Riyadh. They are thought to be one of the members of the axis of resistance most closely controlled by Iran.

2024 January 14, Jason Burke, “Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’ is a potent coalition but a risky strategy”, in the Guardian:

(geopolitics) An Iranian-led, anti-American, anti-Zionist, Shiite Islamist coalition in the Middle East whose significant participants include the IRGC, Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis.


CIVETS

(geopolitics, economics) Acronym of Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey, and South Africa: an international economic organization comprising these fast-growing economies.


merisa

From Juba Arabic meriisa, from Sudanese Arabic مريسة (marīsa).

Many of the Sudan women earned cash by making the local merisa beer, weaving mats and rugs and tanning skins for sale in the local markets.

1975, United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa, Employment of Women in the Sudan: Paper:

a form of millet beer popular in South Sudan


ZiG

For a start, it's making it compulsory for companies to settle at least half of their quarterly taxes in ZiG, according to the central bank report.

2024 April 9, Huileng Tan, “Zimbabwe just introduced a new gold-backed currency in an attempt to fight inflation and wean off the US dollar”, in Business Insider, archived from the original on 2024-04-12:

After the ZiG was introduced electronically, bank accounts of some businesses were frozen, accused by the government of rejecting the new currency.

2024 April 30, Farai Mutsaka, “Zimbabwe’s ZiG is the world’s newest currency and its latest attempt to resolve a money crisis”, in The Associated Press, Harare:

Ms Dhliwayo would use Zigs if there were any to be had - but it mostly exists digitally, and in a place where people can rarely charge their phones because of blackouts, it is cash that counts.

2024 May 5, Farai Sevenzo, “Is Zimbabwe zigzagging into further currency chaos?”, in BBC News, Harare:

Abbreviation of Zimbabwe Gold, the official national currency of Zimbabwe since April 2024, which began as a gold-backed digital token in October 2023.


take the purple

en-verb

take the purple (third-person singular simple present takes the purple, present participle taking the purple, simple past took the purple, past participle taken the purple)

takes the purple (present singular third-person)
taking the purple (participle present)
took the purple (past)
taken the purple (participle past)

(historical, Roman Empire) To ascend to the rank of an emperor.


Claudian letters

en-noun

the Claudian letters pl (normally plural, singular Claudian letter)

the Claudian letters (canonical plural)
Claudian letter (singular)

Named after Roman emperor Claudius (10 BCE–41 CE), who created them.

named-after

(historical) Three letters which were added to the Latin alphabet by the Roman emperor Claudius, and were briefly used in some public inscriptions during his rule until his death, when they were quickly abandoned.


Mitzrayim

Following a traditional Seder gives us a fairly direct connection with our ancestors, knowing that we are doing the same thing they did; asking and answering the same questions, and creating the same connection with their ancestors who left Mitzrayim for freedom.

2001 April 18, Eliyahu, “For further Passover discussion”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet):

(in biblical contexts, typically in Jewish use) Egypt.


Wolaitan

en-adj

Wolaitan (comparative more Wolaitan, superlative most Wolaitan)

more Wolaitan (comparative)
most Wolaitan (superlative)

Of or relating to the Wolaita people in southern Ethiopia


Wolaitan

A member of a Wolayttattuwa-speaking ethnic group found in the Wolaita Region in southern Ethiopia.


Gaboronian

In the unlikely event that you get lost, have no fear: Gaboronians are very friendly and will help you get where you need to go.

2015 December 16, “Tshipidi’s Gaborone, Botswana”, in National Geographic:

A native or resident of Gaborone, Botswana.


Gaboronian

Gaboronian (comparative more Gaboronian, superlative most Gaboronian)

more Gaboronian (comparative)
most Gaboronian (superlative)

Patty Johnson, a Canadian designer, collaborated with Gaboronian Peter Mabeo to produce a line of contemporary furniture that is stunning in its simplicity.

2008 May 27, Kelly Berman, “Report from NYC: All Things Bright and Beautiful”, in Elle Decoration SA:


niiko

After decades of war Mogadishu is tentatively relaxing. From sourdough pancakes to traditional bum-shaking Niiko dance and political hip-hop,[…]Xamar has a local dance called Niiko, which is the rhythmic shaking of the bum synchronized with drums.

2015 August 24, Sadia Ahmed, Fatuma Abdulahi, “An insider’s guide to Mogadishu: ‘There’s no life without peace’”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 2023-10-14:

Niiko dancing was one of several dimensions of Somali culture that she had actively embraced and enjoyed celebrating and displaying to others.[…]Niiko was a part of her Somali culture and whether it conflicted or not with religion was not a concern for her at that point in time. Interestingly, Niiko is a dance that the majority of first-generation Somalis associate with the minority Bantu,[…]

2018 August 27, Giulia Liberatore, Somali, Muslim, British: Striving in Securitized Britain, Routledge, →ISBN, page 71:

A folk dance from southern Somalia similar to twerking which is generally performed by women.