Example
I can't date you cause you know I have a 560.
Xhosa plural for a chiefās counsellors. The singular is ipakati. From pachatu an ancient Babylonia word for governor.
Example
My ancestors were amapakati of Chief Ngqika.
Xhosa plural for stratagems. It is actually just amatile. Singular is itile. The ti is pronounced like English tea and le as in French. From the Sanskrit kutila which appear in Xhosa as ukutila.
Example
My car broke down on the way, I had to make amatile-tile to get here.
A Xhosa term for "It's so obvious". It is mostly used when someone asks something that is very obvious.
Example
Ingathi azithi dadobawo pha apha kuwe wena.
Bafafta is a playful, modern Xhosa slang term used as an affectionate or emphatic collective address for women, friends, or peers, similar to saying "folks," "guys," or an exaggerated version of bafazi (women)
Example
Yho bafafta, Iām so drunk.
An informal way to say "babes", mostly used by Xhosa women when talking to each other or about each other.
Example
Yho beyps, the way I've been missing my Ben 10 these days.
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