mjondolo, noun

/(ə)mdʒɒnˈdɔlɔ/
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Also jondolo.
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IsiZuluShow more From isiZulu umjondolo.
A shack or makeshift dwelling, typically in a township or informal settlement.
2007 N. Tolsi in Mail & Guardian 8 Sept. 15One old woman..[said] “The government is..building these mjondolos for our children...”
2013 meadon.co.za (DSAE Corpus)One of their two family homes in KwaMakhutha started out as a mjondolo.
2014 wbs.ac.za (DSAE Corpus)When the builders are done, it is often a new family from another mjondolowho is given the house, instead of the household living in the shack next to it.
2018 abahlali.org (DSAE Corpus)I think everyone who lives in the jondolos wants proper housing, I don’t think they like living in the shacks, so we are united.
A shack or makeshift dwelling, typically in a township or informal settlement.
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