| Afrikaans | English |
|---|
| swerwer | ⇆ Bedouin; ⇆ drifter; ⇆ hobo; ⇆ nomad; ⇆ prowler; ⇆ ranger; ⇆ roamer; ⇆ rover; ⇆ run‐about; ⇆ stray; ⇆ vagabond; ⇆ vagrant; ⇆ waif; ⇆ wanderer; ⇆ wastrel; ⇆ will‐o’‐the‐wisp |
| ’n swerwer bly ’n derwer | ⇆ a rolling stone gathers no moss |
| swerf | ⇆ roam; ⇆ wander; ⇆ rove; ⇆ ramble; ⇆ peregrinate; ⇆ tramp; ⇆ migrate; ⇆ straggle; ⇆ stray; ⇆ vagabond; ⇆ vagabondize |
| swerwe | ⇆ roam; ⇆ wander; ⇆ rove; ⇆ ramble; ⇆ peregrinate; ⇆ tramp; ⇆ hover; ⇆ migrate; ⇆ straggle; ⇆ stray; ⇆ vagabond; ⇆ vagabondize |
| swerwerslewe | ⇆ roving life |
| swerwery | ⇆ wandering |