isijita, noun

/isiˈdʒi(ː)ta/
Forms:
Also sjita, and with initial capital.
Origin:
Coined by Buntu Mfenyana; isi- in the Sintu (Bantu) languages a prefix denoting a language + -jita see majita.
nonce
flaaitaal.
1979 B. Mfenyana Neo-Sintu: Dynamic ChallengeBra Biza’s Test Yourself Quiz...Write a 200-word essay on isijita.
1980 Voice 20 Aug. 14Buntu Mfenyana..has carried out research into what he interestingly refers to as: ‘Isijita-Scamto: the Black Language Arts in Sasafrika.’
1980 B. Mfenyana in Voice 14We can speak of language wars, struggles, courts, conventions, festivals and revolutions. Our discussion of these would not be complete if we left out Sjita-scamto: a creole with mainly Afrikaans, Sintu and English elements — used by 15 million people in Sasafrika alone. Sjita raises its own unique questions, but it is also part of the rapid change that has swept across the sub-continent since 1900.
1981 B. Mfenyana in M. Mutloatse Reconstruction 300The international side of Sjita..makes it even more fascinating.
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