Kuningi is a popular Zulu term that means it's a lot. It is frequently used by social media users to express feeling overwhelmed by too much information or multiple challenges at once.
Example
A lot is going on in Mzansi right now. Kuningi and it's getting kuningier.
MD is an abbreviation that has recently been used for Matric Dance. This is the farewell function for Matriculants or grade 12 learners in South Africa.
Example
My school's MD was lit.
A person with a heart made out of ice, with rotten intentions.
Example
Ngwanyana o wa tela.
A rather mysterious, if not mythical, forefather who invented circumcision as a means of passage into manhood for amaXhosa.
Example
Sibulela uSomagwaza.
We thank Somagwaza.
To work; To get up against all odds and stand on business
Example
U Cisha no Gawst basathesha e studio;
Besithesha murtu e spani vandaag
Tsonga romantic language words used to refers to "I LOVE YOU💚".
Example
Ndza ku rhandza my wife/husband/ and so on.....
NB: It is used at any person whom you want her/(...) to express your love.
Pardon me. Particularly in an official and formal setting e.g. in a meeting or when asking for forgiveness from the elderly.
Example
"Ngxe, bantakwethu." - Pardon me, my kin.
1. A person considered to be crazy.
1. Also when one has silly notions, like making fun of others.
1. Also when one has silly notions, like making fun of others.
Example
1. "Lamfana ligeza." - that guy is a crazy person.
2. "Uyageza wena." - you are being silly/crazy.
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