‖die stryd duur voort, phrase

/di ˌstreɪt dyːr ˈfʊə(r)t/
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, die the + stryd struggle + duur continues + voort ahead.
A political slogan. Cf. a luta continua.
1979 Voice 30 Sept. 2As Bokassa is coup’d, Idi Amin ousted, Paramount Chief Sabata detained, Lt Rawlings takes over power and Chief Mpephu assumes uhuru at Thohoyandou, ‘die stryd duur voort’! Amandla!
1988 L. Bryer (tr. of W. Odendaal) in Bunn & Taylor From S. Afr. 116Mrs Fitzgerald..speaks out with hoarse fervour: ‘Don’t turn back, workers...Stand firm in the struggle...Die stryd duur voort, yes, the struggle continues.’
1990 Weekend Argus 17 Feb. 12We have need of at least some whites to shout apartheid, ban the lot and die stryd duur voort, if only..to help us maintain a measure of historical perspective.
A political slogan.
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diener, nounn.difaqane, nounn.
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