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Sjambok, the Glossary

Index Sjambok

The sjambok or litupa is a heavy leather whip.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 35 relations: Afrikaans, Apartheid, Arabic, Baton (law enforcement), Belgian Congo, Bengali language, Cape of Good Hope, Congo Free State, Elephant Adventure, Great Trek, Hippopotamus, Indonesia, Islam, Kurbash, Leather, Malays (ethnic group), Mandinka people, North Africa, Peter Hathaway Capstick, Pizzle, Plastic, Police brutality, Portuguese language, Rhinoceros, Riot control, Sheffield, Slavery, Somali language, South African Police, Straight razor, Swahili language, Whip, Willard Price, Would You Rather (film), Zulu language.

  2. African weapons
  3. Afrikaans words and phrases
  4. South African English
  5. Whips

Afrikaans

Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken in South Africa, Namibia and (to a lesser extent) Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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Apartheid

Apartheid (especially South African English) was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s.

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Arabic

Arabic (اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, or عَرَبِيّ, or) is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world.

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Baton (law enforcement)

A baton (also truncheon, nightstick, billy club, billystick, cosh, lathi, or simply stick) is a roughly cylindrical club made of wood, rubber, plastic, or metal.

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Belgian Congo

The Belgian Congo (Congo belge,; Belgisch-Congo) was a Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960 and became the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville).

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Bengali language

Bengali, also known by its endonym Bangla (বাংলা), is an Indo-Aryan language from the Indo-European language family native to the Bengal region of South Asia.

See Sjambok and Bengali language

Cape of Good Hope

The Cape of Good Hope (Kaap die Goeie Hoop) is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa.

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Congo Free State

The Congo Free State, also known as the Independent State of the Congo (État indépendant du Congo), was a large state and absolute monarchy in Central Africa from 1885 to 1908.

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Elephant Adventure

Elephant Adventure is a 1964 children's book by the Canadian-born American author Willard Price featuring his "Adventure" series characters, Hal and Roger Hunt.

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Great Trek

The Great Trek (Die Groot Trek; De Grote Trek) was a northward migration of Dutch-speaking settlers who travelled by wagon trains from the Cape Colony into the interior of modern South Africa from 1836 onwards, seeking to live beyond the Cape's British colonial administration.

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Hippopotamus

The hippopotamus (hippopotamuses or hippopotami; Hippopotamus amphibius), also shortened to hippo (hippos), further qualified as the common hippopotamus, Nile hippopotamus, or river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa.

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Indonesia

Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans.

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Islam

Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.

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Kurbash

Kurbash, also known as Kourbash or Kurbaj (translit, from kırbaç, "a whip"), is a whip or strap about a yard (91 cm) in length, made of the hide of the hippopotamus or rhinoceros. Sjambok and Kurbash are whips.

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Leather

Leather is a strong, flexible and durable material obtained from the tanning, or chemical treatment, of animal skins and hides to prevent decay.

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Malays (ethnic group)

Malays (Orang Melayu, Jawi) are an Austronesian ethnoreligious group native to eastern Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula and coastal Borneo, as well as the smaller islands that lie between these locations.

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Mandinka people

The Mandinka or Malinke are a West African ethnic group primarily found in southern Mali, The Gambia, southern Senegal and eastern Guinea.

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North Africa

North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of the Western Sahara in the west, to Egypt and Sudan's Red Sea coast in the east.

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Peter Hathaway Capstick

Peter Hathaway Capstick (1940–1996) was an American hunter and author.

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Pizzle

Pizzle is a Middle English word for penis, derived from Low German pesel or Flemish Dutch pezel, diminutive of the Dutch language pees, meaning 'sinew'.

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Plastic

Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient.

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Police brutality

Police brutality is the excessive and unwarranted use of force by law enforcement against an individual or a group.

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Portuguese language

Portuguese (português or, in full, língua portuguesa) is a Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family originating from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.

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Rhinoceros

A rhinoceros (rhinoceros or rhinoceroses), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is a member of any of the five extant species (or numerous extinct species) of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae; it can also refer to a member of any of the extinct species of the superfamily Rhinocerotoidea.

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Riot control

Riot control measures are used by law enforcement, military, paramilitary or security forces to control, disperse, and arrest people who are involved in a riot, unlawful demonstration or unlawful protest.

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Sheffield

Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it.

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Slavery

Slavery is the ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labour.

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Somali language

Somali (Latin script: Af-Soomaali; Wadaad:; Osmanya: 𐒖𐒍 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘) is an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch.

See Sjambok and Somali language

South African Police

The South African Police (SAP) was the national police force and law enforcement agency in South Africa from 1913 to 1994; it was the de facto police force in the territory of South West Africa (Namibia) from 1939 to 1981.

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Straight razor

A straight razor is a razor with a blade that can fold into its handle.

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Swahili language

Swahili, also known by its local name Kiswahili, is a Bantu language originally spoken by the Swahili people, who are found primarily in Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique (along the East African coast and adjacent littoral islands).

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Whip

A whip is a blunt weapon or implement used in a striking motion to create sound or pain. Sjambok and whip are whips.

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Willard Price

Willard DeMille Price (28 July 1887 – 14 October 1983) was a Canadian-born American traveller, journalist and author.

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Would You Rather (film)

Would You Rather is a 2012 American psychological horror thriller film directed by David Guy Levy and starring Brittany Snow and Jeffrey Combs.

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Zulu language

Zulu, or IsiZulu as an endonym, is a Southern Bantu language of the Nguni branch spoken and indigenous to Southern Africa.

See Sjambok and Zulu language

See also

African weapons

Afrikaans words and phrases

South African English

Whips

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sjambok

Also known as Chabuk, Chicote, Chicotte, Litupa, Mnigolo, Sambok.