On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 01:06:30PM -0400, Keith Meintjes wrote: > Interesting, thank you. > > It is a very odd word (I think). I'd like to learn the origin. > > Google translate (Afrikaans to English) does give it as Sheriff. It does not > recognize Balju as a Dutch word. > Balju is indeed Afrikaans for Sheriff or Bailiff The Dutch word is Baljuw, but is currently just a historical term in Dutch. For more info about the origins of the word see http://www.etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/baljuw or the Google translate version http://bit.ly/qKFjrv Regards Arnold -- Arnold Greyling E-mail: greylina@menusis.com Tel: +27 11 673 2628 Cell. +27 82 377 1836 Fax. +27 11 477 0527