indigenous tree species (plural: kareebome)
kaross
leather cloak worn over the shoulder by Sonqua
kleinbaas
form of address used by servants for the master’s son
kleinnooi
form of address used by servants for the master’s daughter
kloof
ravine
knecht
foreman on farm; usually white and usually residing on the premises
Koi-na
brown-skinned people of the early Cape; today called Khoi or Khoikhoi
kolganse
Egyptian geese
kommando
group of farmers or burghers on horse-back; usually used in a military context
kopje
hill or hillock
kraanvoëls
cranes (birds)
mijn
Dutch word for ‘mine’ or ‘my’
nachtmaal
holy communion
oom
uncle
opsit
to signify courtship, where the potential groom visits and stays up with his betrothed after the rest of the family has gone to bed
oubaas
form of address used by servants for the grandfather or oldest male
oupa
grandfather
rant (plural: rante)
ridge of mountains or hills
rieme
thongs of softened rawhide used instead of rope for numerous purposes
riempiestoel
chair with a seat and back thonged with fine, narrow rieme (see above)
schiet hom vrek
