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Word: wenawendhlovu (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1971-1971
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Usage:

...Bantu Administration, Michiel Botha, presented letters of appointment to Prince Zwelithini, whose father, Chief Cyprian, died 18 months ago. Standing stiffly in a plain black suit with a leopard-skin sash draped incongruously across it, the Prince wept with emotion. Then the crowd roared a traditional tribute: "Bay-ete wenawendhlovu [Hail, noble elephant]," and Zwelithini took his place on a throne of scented tamboetie wood with arm rests carved in the shape of lions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH AFRICA: The Last Zulu War | 12/13/1971 | See Source »

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