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'What is hermaphrodite in Pedi?'

Started by Butterfly, October 03, 2009, 11:56:48 PM

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October 03, 2009, 11:56:48 PM
'What is hermaphrodite in Pedi?'
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By Beauregard Tromp, Nontobeko Mtshali, Bronwyn Gerretsen, Xolani Mbanjwa and Sapa
03 October 2009


http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20091002154409123C338320


Julius Malema may be too young to know there is a word for hermaphrodite in sePedi, his home language.

At a press conference to voice the ANCYL's support for embattled Athletics South Africa (ASA) boss Leonard Chuene on Thursday, Malema berated the international athletics body and the media for referring to Caster Semenya as a hermaphrodite, a word for which he said there is no equivalent in sePedi.
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