amakwerekwere

(ˌamaˈkwerɪˈkwerɪ)

pl n

informal taboo South African a term used by Black people to refer to foreign Africans

[C20: from Xhosa ama, a plural prefix, + kwerekwere imitatitive of unintelligible sound]

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References in periodicals archive

As Nyamnjoh (2016: 47 and 229) presents the issue: "we are all amakwerekwere"--all "undeserving outsiders" shaped by histories of mobility.

DECOLONISING KNOWLEDGE: REFLECTIONS ON COLONIAL ANTHROPOLOGY--A HUMANITIES SEMINAR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE

The flip-side of exotification is the anti-immigrant mobs in Pretoria baying for the blood of the amakwerekwere. In the decade since the first wave of anti-immigrant violence in the townships--in the era, that is, when "Afrophobia" has become normalised--it is disingenuous to pose in expressions of shock and disbelief.

Resisting the politics of estrangement

Owing to these gradations, the "Rhodes Must Fall Movement" occurred concomitantly with an upsurge on violent attacks on Black amakwerekwere from Africa north of the Limpopo (p 114).

Rhodes Must Fall: Nibbling at Resilient Colonialism in South Africa

The May 2008 outbreak of xenophobic violence left over 60 dead; about one-third of those killed were South Africans who had ostensibly been mistakenly identified as amakwerekwere or foreigners because of their darker skin and their inability to speak Zulu.

Black, yellow, (honorary) white or just plain South African? Chinese South Africans, identity and affirmative action

This is a stark contrast to slogans colloquially known as Ma-kwere-kwere or Amakwerekwere (appellation or title or derogatory term) for the black foreigners especially from African countries.

Should we put locals in charge? Managing relationships within prospective US--South African joint ventures/ Ar vietiniai gyventojai gali uzimti vadovaujancias pareigas? Valdymo santykiai galimose bendrose JAV ir pietu afrikos imonese