biete

Updated: May 17, 2025

The word was evidently a variant of the Zulu Biete, the form of salutation addressed to a great chief, and, so construing it, Mafuta at once placed his shield and weapons in the wagon and, advancing rapidly, proceeded to address the lad in good Zulu.

Harry Collingwood - The Adventures of Dick Maitland: A Tale of Unknown Africa