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GLOSSARY OF BOER WORDS.
How To Understand Transvaa1 Dis
patches and Pronounce Names.

patches and Pronounce Names.
The Transvaal has become such a
center of interest, and Dutch express
sions are so frequent in the telegraphic
reports of the situation, that q slight
ACQUAINTANCE with the dulcet language
of Holland is necessary to make them
Ineligible. The following glossary of
Dutch terms. including a number of
proper names, will be found OF service.
The pronunciation, revised and phonet-
ically indicated by q native Hollander,
is also given:
Aliwal North (Ahlevah), q town on
the Orsnge-Natal frontier.
| Amersfoort (Ahmairzfort) after a
Dutch town.
Bechuana (Baykooahnah), country
northwest of the Transvaal.
Best (Baste), after a village in Hol-
land.
Billtong las written), beef dried in the
Boer (Boer), farmer.
Bles box (bles in Dutch for the
white star some animals have
on the forehead; also applied to
horses.)
Bloemfontein. (Bloomfontine), flower
fountain, capital of Orange Ere
State.
Buluwsyo (Booloo- wei-o), town in
Rhodesia, terminal of Central Afr lea
railway.
Burghersdorf (Berghersdor) dorf-
village town in Cape colony, near
Orange border.
Commando, command; force.
Cronje (Cronye,) Boer general.
mountain, the range runs through
Cape colony and Natal along the
Orange border.
Durham CDourban), city in Natal.
Fort Tuli, (tulee, as in French). see
tuli, below.
GriquaIand (Greekahland). part of
RnOdesia.
HinterIand German hinterlondl, the
land behind the coast.
Inspar las written), to harness up.
Johannesburg (Yobanessberg), princi-
pal city of Transvaal.
Joubert (Youbert), the. well known
Boer commander. His name is
French, but he pronounces it Dutch
fashion.
Klerksdorf (Clarksdorf), (clerk's viii
lage), town in Transvaal, near
Koomati Poort (Kohmatee Pohrt),
(poort means gateway; arch), Trans
wall town on the .border of Portu
guese territory.
Kraal (krahD, native hut.
Kruger (nearly like "Kreeger," as in
Germany. The Transvasl president
is of German-Dutch parentage.
Lager Qahger), camp surrounded by
wagons
Laing's Mex Nang's Neck), mex is the
equivalent of neck. or pass), near
Natal border of Transvaal.
Mafeking (Mayfking), Cape Colonyl
town on railway near Transvaa,
boundary.
Nsjubs Hill (Mah-yoo-bah), site of the
Boer victory of 1881. |,
Nschtmal (nokt-mahD communion.
Dom Paul loom PowD, Uncle Paul.
)utspan as written), to unharness I
(Oxen).
(Peeterma hrits berg), ,
city in Natal.
'otchefstrsam (strome) city in Trans
vaal, near Orange border.
Seitz (Rights), the secretary of the
Transvaal government; also. to wp in
the Orange Free State.
'poor (spohr), trail.
;pringbok las written), the "sprinter"
antelope of South Africa.
'teyn (Stine), president of Orange Free
State.
,ransvaal (TransvahD, meaning coun-
republic.
rex las written), to travel with an OK
team.
'uli (Toolee), town in Rhodesia, near
Transvaal border.
Titlander (Outlander), foreigner.
Iaal river (Vshl), forms boundary be-
tween Transvaal and Orange Free
State.
'eldt (felt, soft, prairie.
'eldtschoenen (feltskoonen), soft hide
shoes, like moccasins.
'olksrust (Fulksrust) peoples rest),
Boer village near Natal border.
rede (Fraydeh) (peace), town in Or
ange Free State.
reyburg F'reiberg), Libertyville, "
Cape Colony town, on railway near -
Transvaal border.
ryheid (F'reiheid) Qiberty), TraDsvaal 4
town.
(Vokkerstrome), Trans =
vasl town, near Natal border.
yemen (vaynen), weeping ESQ called -
from q massacre by Zulus). "
7ildebeest (vildeh baste), wild beast q
(applfed to the gnu, the connecting
link between the antelope and OK
families).-New York Mail and Ex- n
press.