Kovsie

A student at the University of the Free State.

Only a Kovsie knows the feeling.

Ama 1K

Ama 1K is a term that refers to anyone born between the year 1000 until the year 1999. Ama2000 came up with this term to counter the fact that they are called ama 2k.

ama 1k should just retire from social media.

Bafana Maths

Bafana Maths refers to the calculations Bafana Bafana usually does before qualifying for a major tournament. It usually entails “if team A wins, team B draws, and we win by so many goals, then we qualify”

We need Nigeria to beat Benin and we beat Rwanda, then we’ll qualify for the World Cup. My Bafana Maths is on point now.

Thobela

Thobela will be "Be obedient" in IsiXhosa

Thobela abase magunyeni
Be obedient to authorities

Pronunciation:

Indoda

Indoda is another term for God🥲

Indoda yinkulu yehlabathi.

Inyathi

Inyathi is a Xhosa and Zulu word for a buffalo.

Inyathi ibuzwa kwabayaziyo.

Ingwe

Ingwe in a Xhosa and Zulu word for a leopard.

Ingwe idla ngamabala.

Umgxobhozo

Umgxobhozo yindawo echifichifi ngenxa yodaka namanzi, emva kokuba kunethe imvula ngamandla.
In English umgxobhozo is a swamp.

Ngenxa yokuqhuba amatakane, uyise kaThando uthe dyumpu emgxobhozweni.

Intusi

Intusi sisithetha-ntonye sobisi. Intusi is Milk in isiXhosa dialect.

Intusi yesizwe isengwa ezinkomeni zelali.

uTaka

Xhosa term for sleeping over at a boyfriend/girlfriend's place.

Umntu wakhe uthe makatake iweekend yonke.

Her partner asked her to sleep over for the whole weekend.