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Originally appearing in Volume V02, Page 778 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ASSEGAI, or ASSAGAI (from
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Berber-Arab as-zahayah, through Portuguese azagaia)  , a 'weapon for throwing or hurling, a
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light
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spear or
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javelin made of
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wood and pointed with
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iron, particularly the spear used by the Zulu and other Kaffir tribes of
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South
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Africa . In addition to the
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long-handled
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assegai there is a shorter weapon for use at
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close quarters .

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