Danko

Danko is the same as Afrikaans word dankie which symbolises acceptance and appreciation, it basically means thank you.

The South African government said Danko to everyone who got vaccinated.

Sierra Leone

A West African country recovering from civil war, known for diamonds and beautiful beaches.

Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital, was founded as a home for freed slaves.

Mngqundu

This is an incorrect spelling of mnqundu.
It's so annoying to see so many people misspelling this word 🤦🏽‍♂️

No one:
Annoying person: I miss him but umngqund'wakhe.

Umgowo

A Xhosa term used to tell someone that you are going through the most.

Variations: mgowo, gowa, gowisha, gowishing.

I'm so broke, ngumgowo nje wodwa mntase.

Chop rice

Chop rice is a Nigerian slang term that means “eat rice”.

Ehhhhh. Chop rice, chop rice, chop rice.

Simahla

A Xhosa term that means for nothing. Free; obtained without payment or difficulty.

Buy 1 drink and get the second one simahla.

Mbhaqanga

Mbhaqanga is the Xhosa version of Maskandi music.

My dad is always listening to Mbhaqanga.

Correh

Something of good quality

Da man correh oh

Nyash

Nyash can be defined as something in a woman backside that make every man go crazy.

Like when a lady shake the Nyash, Men can never be themselves

Qonce

Qonce is the Xhosa name for King Williams Town in Eastern Cape.

Born and bred eQonce, chief.

Isjumbane

Isjumbane is a weapon used in prison to beat a person up. It is a snooker (pool) ball put inside a sock or a metal cup hooked in a belt.

They broke his teeth when they were beating him up with a sjumbane.