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Hhayi bo (haibo)

It is not Xhosa but Zulu phrase meaning to disapprove an act. It goes together with phrases like, kahle no, musa bo, woza bo, mana no, etc

Hhayi bo wnzani?

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Ow

Ow is a term Xhosa girls use to refer to a boyfriend.

Ngeyam i-Ow, ndingalwa ndibebomvu.

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Mjondolo

Mjondolo is another term for informal settlements (mkhukhu).

There is an movement called Abahlali basemjondolo

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Bhantinti

ibhantinti is another term for a prisoner.

He got arrested last year, libhantinti ngoku.

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Mpesu

A name given to people of high status

Mpesu

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Skelm

A Skelm is a South African term for a tsotsi, rascal, thief, crook, all the baf things.

Get out of here, you skelm.

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Ityala

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 lam lakwa FNB yi R20 000.
(My FNB debt is R20 000).
2. Ityala lam licinyiwe namhlanje.
(My case was dropped today).

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Tyhagi

Ityhagi is a derogatory term used to refer to a boy. Like an uncircumcised boy.

I will not take directions from ityhagi.

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Hule

Ihule is another Xhosa term for a whore or sfebe.
Plural: Amahule

yhu lihule usisi wakho.

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Nozala

Unozala is a Xhosa slang term that means mother.

Ndikhumbula unozala now
I miss my mom.

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