Difference between revisions of "Mzansi"
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According to the Lexico.com[https://www.lexico.com/definition/mzansi], it derives from the Xhosa word "uMzantsi", (um- + -zantsi = low or south). | According to the Lexico.com[https://www.lexico.com/definition/mzansi], it derives from the Xhosa word "uMzantsi", (um- + -zantsi = low or south). | ||
| − | The term is also found as the name of a TV channel ([[Mzansi Magic]]) and of a low-cost national bankinɡ account in South Africa | + | The term is also found as the name of a TV channel ([[Mzansi Magic]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mzansi_Magic]) and of a low-cost national bankinɡ account in South Africa |
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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https://www.lexico.com/definition/mzansi | https://www.lexico.com/definition/mzansi | ||
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 16:10, 30 December 2020
Mzansi is a South African word used as an informal name for the country or the people of South Africa in recent years.
According to the Lexico.com[1], it derives from the Xhosa word "uMzantsi", (um- + -zantsi = low or south).
The term is also found as the name of a TV channel (Mzansi Magic[2]) and of a low-cost national bankinɡ account in South Africa
Sources
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/mzansi
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/mzans
https://www.lexico.com/definition/mzansi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mzansi_Magic
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