Completely ruined, obliterated
Place of commotion, wild uproar
Lavish, extravagant, unrestrained
Twisted state
Unstudied, unprepared
Halt, stop, break
Baleful, sad
Mate, have one's way
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Popi is Niki's beautiful daughter, a living example of what is so broken and stupid about apartheid. She is physical proof that (contrary to prejudiced historical opinion) black people and white people are perfectly compatible by nature. The child...
In context, this refers to a burial in the ground, interred in a coffin.
Niki was married to Pule.
