31 1 / 2012
More untranslatable words!
Letswerewere: It’s a Zulu word that means foreigner but literally translates to “sexual jealousy”. It stems from the idea that foreigners will come and steal African women. Pretty weird.
My blog documenting my Peace Corps experience in Botswana! Want a pen pal overseas? PCV Kgomotso Modise/ Marjorie Nicholson, Box 2 c/o Mookane Clinic, Mookane, Botswana
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31 1 / 2012
Letswerewere: It’s a Zulu word that means foreigner but literally translates to “sexual jealousy”. It stems from the idea that foreigners will come and steal African women. Pretty weird.
