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Very funny: if I call a black person "negro", which means "black ", I am called a racist although the "United Negro College Fund (UNCF), an American philanthropic organization that funds scholarships for black students" still exists. If a black person calls me "mzungu" or in English "hobo", then it's only "sometimes considered pejorative". As a political correct person I would call this expression racist, but as a Caucusian I have no right to be treated equally (?). (Gozudar (talk) 17:53, 29 December 2013 (UTC))Reply
- I don't see how your intellectually lazy stand-up comedy act serves this discussion. But I'm not American, maybe it's that. Anyway. The question must not be political, but purely linguistic. In other words, it is about whether or not the term is offensive to a large portion of white people. If so, and if we have proof for that, it must doutblessly be labelled "offensive"; if not, then not. Simple. (And for the record, negro has been labelled "now offensive"). Kolmiel (talk) 06:30, 30 July 2017 (UTC)Reply
How is it pronounced if it takes "an" instead of "a" as the citations seem to show? DTLHS (talk) 06:46, 30 July 2017 (UTC)Reply
- I believe it starts with an "mm" sound, more like "um" than a hard m. (Imagine somebody eating and saying "it was an -- mm, delicious -- zungu!") Or compare those loan words that start with a nasal "ung" sound (ngwee, Asian surname Ng) rather than "nug". Equinox ◑ 09:52, 30 July 2017 (UTC)Reply
- It's a syllabic consonant. In IPA, . —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 22:02, 30 July 2017 (UTC)Reply