Agang

Agang is a Tswana verb that means build


In Tswana
- Agang ntlo.
In English
- Build a house.



Tanzanian Shilling

Currency of Tanzania (TZS) issued by the Bank of Tanzania. 1 Shilling = 100 senti.


Features Swahili text and images of Julius Nyerere.



Pere

Pere is the Xhosa term for a pear 🍐


Ndifuna ukutya ipere.

I want to eat a pear.



Magriza

Magriza is a slang term for grandmother.


I was raised by magriza.



Jollof boys

Jollof boys is a name given to Nigerian men in South Africa.


Who drives that Range Rover.
It's owned by this other Jollof boy who works in Hillbrow.



Goni

Igoni is a kasi slang term for a knife.


The guys who robbed me was carrying igoni



Rabha

Rabha (pronounced rubber) is a Xhosa slang term for a kiss.


When she got here, ndiye ndamthi rabha.
When she got here, I gave her a kiss.



Tsotsi taal

Township meaning for slang whose direct translation means 'gangster language' 'taal' being the Afrikaans word for language. A huge contribution to this type of slang stem from South African prisons.


He came back from Pollsmoor speaking Tsotsi taal.



Congo

A Central African country with rainforests, the Congo River, and significant oil and timber resources.


Brazzaville, the capital of Congo, faces Kinshasa across the Congo River.



Mdundu

Fatcake filled with chicken livers, mince or vegetables


Andiwuthandi lona umdundu.




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