Word of the Day [07 Jul 2025]
Gombo
The indigenous name for the City of East London meaning the new farming area or new development. The name was given by the precolonial Xhosas to the City following its establishment after the Sixth Frontier War. Today it is mistakenly pronounced Gompo
owing to the Christianization of the Xhosa language by early African converts writers who owing to growing up in mission station could not comprehend Xhosa properly and had a habit of changing the spelling of Xhosa words they did not understand.
Going to East London?
I’m going to Gombo
Sierra Leone
A West African country recovering from civil war, known for diamonds and beautiful beaches.
Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital, was founded as a home for freed slaves.
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