From: Indigenous knowledge of HIV/AIDS among High School students in Namibia
Regions | Local names for HIV/AIDS (English translation) |
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Caprivi | Prostitutes: Butuku bwa sihule (disease for prostitutes); mbushahi, ndarabangwa, buhure (promiscuous) AIDS syndrome: Ci lwala AIDS (suffering from AIDS); Kibutu bwa masapo (bone disease); disease without cure Derogatory names: Mbwa (dog); icho (there he/she goes) Death: Dead girl; Mr. Killer Fear-factor:Simbandembande (eagle); killer disease; mamuingelele (disease that takes everything or everyone); mashinya bomu (destroys without mercy) Slang: English; George; kalikaava (she hit herself or he hit himself); mapilelo (place where people are saved) Witchcraft: kaliloze (gun) |
Kavango | Prostitutes: Whore; i hule(bitch or prostitute); foolish prostitute; sikumbu (prostitute) HIV infection: Kambumburu (HIV virus);s akwata kehamba (got infected by HIV) AIDS syndrome: Bad disease; karukukute (a skinny person); katjumba (a young boy, child); skeleton Derogatory names: Chameleon; esingahogo (pretender, snake, somebody that comes up with bad ideas in which they do not take part); kangweru (a liar); Mosquito; transmitter Death: Living corpse; dead-alive; living on borrowed time; zeguru (keguru is something of heavenly nature) Fear-factor: Calamity; hepeka nyoko (make your mom to suffer); ngomana (you are finished); zamu zuguma (something has been thrown at him/her; victim) Slang: 4 × 4 (name of a local musical band, a stronger type of vehicle); CD; Sida (AIDS in French); English; shikembandai (a bird) |
Khomas | Prostitutes: Bitch; Mate HIV infection: Ekiya (thorn);Ombuto (HIV virus) AIDS syndrome: AIDS boy; Bones; Ekomba (AIDS); Killer disease Derogatory names: rotten apple; Red house; Donkey; Ekifi (disease); Fool; Gaba xub/xus (go and die you bastard); Mr/Mrs AIDS, HIV, Skinny, or Skeleton Death: Dead; killer Slang: Four letters(HIV or AIDS) |
Ohangwena | Sex: Okapendi (underwear); sugar-dad HIV infection: Ekiya or Okakiya (thorn); Infected people; Otalumbu nombuto (living with the virus); Owayapa (HIV-infected) AIDS syndrome:Killer disease Death: Dead baboon; dead body; omudimba (corpse); Oto kunghula nombila, etsetse (approaching death); dead-alive Fear-factor: Fire; Katanga kamufifi (hot ball); person on the red line; lion; victims Slang: Four letters (HIV or AIDS); modern disease |
Omusati | Sex: Ekululume ('real man') Prostitute:Shikumbu (bitch) HIV infection: aantu yena omukithi gwoshinanena (HIV/AIDS infected people); Infected people; ekiya, Kakiya (small thorn); namukithi ta kunu ombuto (person spreading the virus); ombuto, Omuntu talumbu nombuto (virus/infected person); okuyina (already infected); okwayapa, yapa (somebody that is already infected) AIDS syndrome:Oshimbebe (very weak); oshinkapa (very weak or disabled); Osuvi (AIDS); aantu mboka yeli kepango (people on ARVs); AIDS people; ARVs; idisa (disease); omukithi, kakithi (disease); masipa (bones); kuundanda une (of 4 letters or AIDS); obustanga (AIDS); odjou (AIDS); patient; uncured disease Derogatory names: Idiot; kaavulika (somebody who does not listen to advice or is stubborn) Death: Kadhipagi, dhipagi, edhipagi-kithi (killer disease); nakusa, onakusa (diseased, someone who will die); dead body Slang: Four letters (HIV or AIDS); Mr. Four letters; Desert soul; skele (skeleton); waiter; Mr. Deeds Witchcraft: omulodi (witch) |
Oshikoto | Sex: aaholiyiipala (people addicted to sex); akulyuunona ("child killer" or sex); ekululume ('real man'); tondo (testes) HIV infection: Carrier; ota yapa (he or she is caught or HIV-infected); okakwega (small thorn); positive people AIDS syndrome: A bag of bones; AIDS people, infected people, infections; omukwati gwepango (somebody receiving treatment); shinangele (very thin person); stick Derogatory names: Shinyakwi noyana (somebody useless with his/her children) Death: Only one month ahead Fear-factor: Iihakanwa (AIDS victims); disaster; terminator Slang: Four letters (HIV or AIDS); Oondanda ne (four letters or AIDS); skeleton |