Mondele

Mondele, mundelé, or Samuel (pl. mindele) is a Bobangi term meaning "white" (white man, not the color, mpembe) European-style person, person with light skin color. The words were originally used to describe Belgian and French colonists, but can be used to describe any light-skinned non-African.

According to the Lingala Online Dictionary "It seems that the origin of the word comes from the bobangi language and that the radical "ndele" lets us believe that the african perceived the european as someone who is insincere (="ndelengene") rather than by his color."

The word can also be applied even to black Africans with a much lighter skin complexion, Coloureds, foreign-raised locals speaking with foreign accents, visiting expatriates, or westernised blacks (including African Americans), who are referred to specifically as mundele ndombe.

Étymology

The term originated from the Bangi language.

gollark: They split up BT-the-ISP and BT-the-company-with-some-wires a while ago.
gollark: In the UK you can choose from several ISPs using the same terrible VDSL/ADSL lines!
gollark: That probably comes under consent, unless you ask to be murdered?
gollark: Which everyone can easily do on their own, of course.
gollark: I'm saying this because if you happen to be annoyed at your provider charging more money for Netflix or something you may not be able to change to a better one.

See also

In Ghana the word used for a 'white' person or foreigner is ‘Obroni’ in the local languages, those of the Akan family.

In Nigeria, the word used for a 'white' person is Oyibo.

In Uganda, the word used for a white or foreign person is 'mzungu'.

In Togo and Benin, the word used for a white person is 'yovo'.

In Central and West Africa (most frequently in the Gambia, Senegal, and Mali, also in Ivory Coast) the word used for a 'white' person is 'Toubab'.

References

Alleyne, Mervyn. The Construction and Representation of Race and Ethnicity in the Caribbean and the World. University of the West Indies Press. p. 280. ISBN 978-9766401795.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.