ilolo is a Xhosa term for a loner.
Example
Mna ndililolo, andinamntu.
I am a loner, I have no one.
Example
Indlala inamanyala and it can make you do anything.
Ingcibi is a Xhosa traditional surgeon who performs circumcisions on young males during initiation.
Example
His grandfather is ingcibi of the village.
Ingqithi is a Xhosa custom of amputating the joint of the little finger, or of the ring finger on babies and sometimes adults.
Example
My finger is like this because I have ingqithi.
Intsomi is a Xhosa term for a tale. Those stories our grandparents used to tell us when we were young.
Intusi sisithetha-ntonye sobisi. Intusi is Milk in isiXhosa dialect.
Example
Intusi yesizwe isengwa ezinkomeni zelali.
Inxila is a Xhosa term for a drunkard.
Example
Ubhuti wakho linxila lokwenyani.
Translation: Your brother is a real drunkard.
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