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   Is Donga a word?

   • the word donga is today embraced by Australians for a wide range of structures. I thought it was only for one particular kind of structure. It's a different word. "Donger" is a word derived from the clapper of a bell, in a time when bells were a common part of life.

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   What does Donga mean in South Africa?

   • Although, for several decades, Aussies used the word donga to mean a gully made by the action of water. This definition is the traditional South African meaning, which members of the Australian military may have picked up during their participation in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902.

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   What does the word Donga mean in Papua New Guinea?

   • Yet the challenge to this theory is that in Papua New Guinea, where Australian troops fought during WWII, the word donga is also used. And in PNG that word means a house.

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   When did the word Donga come out?

   • The first known appearances of the word donga in Australian English around 1900 could support this idea. But for some years the word only appeared to be used in the South African sense to apply to natural features, as seen in 1913.

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   Sep 23, 2016 · Typically associated with temporary housing, the word donga has endured in Aussie slang for about a century yet linguists do not really know where it came from.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDONGA | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   donga. noun [ C ] South African English uk / ˈdɒŋ.ɡə / us / ˈdɑːŋ.ɡə /. Add to word list. a type of ditch (= long, narrow, open hole in the ground) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Holes, hollows and dips. anti-crack. aperture.

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   "Donga" is from a Zulu word (udonga) for a dry watercourse, of which there are many in southern Africa. They were used as trenches in war, and as temporary shelters by nomadic people in peacetime. It makes sense that "donga" in PNG would describe a temporary small shelter, in a land where many lived in improvised shelter not formal buildings.

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   Mar 24, 2023 · A donga is the slang term for transportable modular buildings. The main difference between these structures and traditional buildings is that around 90% of a donga is manufactured in a factory. After the factory production is complete, the donga is then placed and finished at the site.

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   Dec 24, 2016 · Fast-forward decades past the Sidney Williams Hut years and the word donga means many things to different people. There are the big and bold dongas owned by the likes of Paul; Territory mansions with interior "man caves" lined with stubby holders.

7. dsae.co.za › entry › dongadonga - definition of donga in A Dictionary of South African ...

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   donga, noun. / dɒŋɡə /, / dɔŋɡə / Origin: IsiXhosa, IsiZulu Show more. An eroded gully or watercourse formed by the action of running water, but usually dry and with steep, bare sides. Cf. sloot sense 2. Also attributive.

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   /ˈdɒŋɡə/ U.S. English. /ˈdɑŋɡə/ /ˈdɔŋɡə/ South African English. /ˈdɒŋɡə/ See pronunciation. Where does the noun donga come from? Earliest known use. 1870s. donga is of multiple origins. Apparently partly a borrowing from an African language. Partly a borrowing from a language of New Guinea. See etymology. Nearby entries.