Peoples of Tu...

AbaNtu (incorrect slang: "Bantu") directly translated means "the Ntu" (or Tu/Thu people).

The Khoi & San are also on the periphery of "Tu-ness" because some African historians refer to them as abaTh'wa in some circles. The word for 'person' in Khoi/Khoe is "Khwe" which sounds like the place prefix in Nguni language, "kwe-", while 'person' in San is "Tuu/Nu**" - similar with other Tu peoples but are always considered as not Tu ("bantu"). The Hausa & Igbo also use -tu-/-du- root in their words for people. They are also Abantu/Tu. 

**Nu is also used as a root word for person/people in the Lala Nguni dialect. 

In Yoruba, Wolof & Twi; they use the root word -ni- when say "a person". 

The word for "person" in Sandawe & Hadza uses ni/nu as a root word, similar to West Africans & not "Tu". 

So, simply put, West Africa (east Nigeria to Senegal) is Ni, Central & southern Africa (Sokoto to Kenya heading south) is Tu, "mo" (mu?) is used as a root word for person in some parts of the former Songhai Empire (Mandinka, Moorosi etc.) & the Khoe alone use "khwe" as a root word for 'person'. 

I have yet to decipher the Dinka, Sudanic, Somali, Oromo, Amhara, Mauritanian/Tuareg & Amazigh languages but they are all likely of Asian origin except for Dinka & other Sudanic languages. 

This week's opinions.

Chinese products going at big mark-up prices in South Africa: 

A while back there was a store in town by where I live called Mr. Chen (a Chinese shop) & it looked very distinctly like Mr. Price in branding. People were mocking it as if to say, the Mr. Chen shop was taking Mr. Price's look & feel. But you have to ask where Mr. Price gets it's merchandise from, I think up to 75% or more of Mr. Price's items are from China. In fact, there is an exact pair of flip-flops sold at Mr. Price sold at a manufacturer warehouse in China for a lower price. So who's the original? Mr. Price likely bought the item in bulk from China, probably from Mr. Chen himself, & put a 50% mark-up on the price. Mr. Price is one of the more affordable shops in South Africa, imagine how much some of the other big franchises are marking up their merchandise they got from China. A Louis Vuitton handbag made by Chinese workers was compared to a handbag in one of the developed countries, the mark-up was something like 800%. You're not buying a handbag madam, you're buying a statement saying; "You're poor, I'm not."

Spying on employees: 

I don't know who made the idea of employers searching for people online & checking on their hobbies & interests alright outside of LinkedIn. LinkedIn is the career-oriented website, that's where employer searches should end. The politics or personal opinions of your bartender are not an indication of the bartenders ability. The politics & hobbies of the traffic cop are not of vital importance when they're doing their job. Employers spying on employees' social media is like going to a cashier because they have a particular world view, do you want to cash out & leave the shop or not? Let's say the only cashier available is against everything you believe in, now what? Go to another shop? Ability is not an individuals world view or political belief.

Online work is still work - just as much a sitting in an office is work or cleaning tables & fixing cars is work. Don't discriminate because someone's workspace is also their home, many shopkeepers sleep right nextdoor to where they work. Work does not always involve a commute to a designated place.

Two ideas for any manufacturer willing to make them.

AUTOMATED SECURITY SYSTEM 

Industrial area motion sensing security system with two roving face recognition modules. If you enter a plot & your face is not recognised, the modules give you 20 seconds to leave. If you attack, they jet you with mace/stun gun & some immobilising net or rope. 

If you manage to damage both roving modules, armed security is automatically contacted. 

The roving modules are constantly on standby to preserve energy & only move to the area where motion is detected by the motion sensing field. 

SHARP DISC PROJECTILES AS MILITARY/DEFENCE WEAPONS 

This weapon system could be a steel sling system with sharp, 5cm wide iron discs. This shotgun type weapon would one or two discs at a time.

Was Ancient Egypt black?

According to my research, Ancient Egypt was partly black & had black Pharoahs. In prehistory, Egypt was likely 100% black much like the rest of Africa. But with the arrival of initially Hamitic then Jewish, Greek, Arabic, Roman & Ottoman populations - Egypt lost it's black majority. Ancient Egypt likely had the most (black) African input in it's foundation but slowly many other non-African cultures came to establish themselves in that land. The original Hamitic people that initiated "Kemet" are now called the Coptic people of Egypt. So the answer to "Was Ancient Egypt black?" is "Partly."

"Was Ancient Egypt black?" on YouTube

AFRICAN MORALITY.

Written on 1 Oct. 2026 10:20 AM 

Do we (as Trans-Saharan Africans) have a unified set of beliefs of what is wrong & right whether it be in our respective lands, tribes or countries? Are we all made aware of such ideals & indoctrinated them from an early age? 

Are we taught not to lie, cheat & steal or do we learn it from "the community". Is our faith & religion in-line with our laws? Are our tribal beliefs in-line with our laws? 

Religion, tribal beliefs & national law must all be unified into one for national harmony. If you are a Jewish land, it only makes sense that your holy scrolls, holy book or, in the case of a Jewish state, the Torah are simultaneously tribal beliefs & national law. This goes with Hindi, Buddhism, Vodun & whatever faith your land has. 

Your African set of beliefs & your land's faith should be documented in modern times to become your land's religion & law. This prevents a conflict of interest in spiritual matters & legal matters.