Words by MXhosa
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Impandla is a Nguni term for bald hair (when men lose their hair).
Example
He's always wearing a cap because unempandla.
Unozethe is what Xhosa people say to refer to someone who is extremely annoying.
Example
Yhu unezothe ke la bhuti.
That man is extremely annoying.
A term we used to use back in the day to refer to the 50c coin. Ama2000 would not know it.
Example
No one:
5 year old me: Ndicela noba yi zuka to buy sweets.
ibhantinti is another term for a prisoner.
Example
He got arrested last year, libhantinti ngoku.
A Skelm is a South African term for a tsotsi, rascal, thief, crook, all the baf things.
Example
Get out of here, you skelm.
In Xhosa, ityala can mean multiple things.
1. Ityala can mean debt.
2. Ityala can mean a case (court).
So it all depends on the context.
1. Ityala can mean debt.
2. Ityala can mean a case (court).
So it all depends on the context.
Example
1. Ityala lam lakwa FNB yi R20 000.
(My FNB debt is R20 000).
2. Ityala lam licinyiwe namhlanje.
(My case was dropped today).
Ityhagi is a derogatory term used to refer to a boy. Like an uncircumcised boy.
Example
I will not take directions from ityhagi.
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