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Xhosa

IsiXhosa is a Nguni language that is spoken in South Africa and some parts of Zimbabwe. It is the language with the clicks.

Ndithetha isiXhosa ekhaya.
I speak Xhosa at home.

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Ingqithi

Ingqithi is a Xhosa custom of amputating the joint of the little finger, or of the ring finger on babies and sometimes adults.

My finger is like this because I have ingqithi.

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Dagga

Dagga is the term we use in South Africa to refer to weed.

I can't wait to get home and smoke my dagga.

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Mdundu

Fatcake filled with chicken livers, mince or vegetables

Andiwuthandi lona umdundu.

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Drop

Drop is a Kasi term for gonorrhea (a type of STI).

He got a drop after sleeping with that girl last week.

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Letsabitsa

Nothern Sotho word, popular in Limpopo use to describe a beautiful girl.

That girl is hot gents. Ke Letsabitsa.

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Slatsa

1. Refers to a stupid/childish person.

"ejoh wena o slatsa!"
"bro you're stupid"

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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.

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Jollofina

Jollofina is a name given to South African women who are dating Nigerian men.

She has all this money because she's dating Jollof boys. She's a Jollofina.

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Qabula

Ukuqabula is an informal Xhosa term for taking out babalaas. Basically the act of drinking the morning after a heavy night of drinking.

I'm dying from babalaas now, ndifuna ukuqabula.

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