noun

• A lingua franca developed and used by the southern African mining companies, composed of frequently corrupted elements of the Nguni languages, English, and Afrikaans.

  ‘I know there's a huge debate around Fanakalo as a language but mineworkers use it.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Fanakalo is a linguistic manifestation of the polarisation between authority and subservience, consisting entirely of a set of commands and responses.’