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  1. bergienoun

    A homeless person in the Cape Town. So called because they used to live in the mountains.

  2. Etymology: Afrikaans: berg: mountain

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  1. Bergie

    Bergie is a term used for a subsection of homeless people in Cape Town, South Africa. The word originates from the Afrikaans berg meaning "mountain" - the term originally referred to the homeless people who sheltered in the forests of the slopes of Table Mountain. Nowadays, however they are more commonly found in the city where shelter and food are more readily available. Most of them speak Afrikaans mixed with a few English terms. They often make money by acting as informal car guards in the city centre or close to the popular beaches of Cape Town, relying on tips they receive to get by. Although many also beg, and steal. Their lifestyle is portrayed in the documentary Pavement Aristocrats: The Bergies of Cape Town by François Verster as well as the play Suip by Heinrich Reisenhofer.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bergie in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bergie in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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