A Zulu word used to say “I’m going to give you a hiding/spanking”
Example
After disrespecting my mom
She said to me, “ngizokubonya” , I knew I was in a serious spanking
Ingquza is a Zulu word that means vagina/pussy.
Example
You need to rest, ingquza yakho is tired.
A Zulu term for an assassin or hitman (a person hired to kill another person or a group of people), very popular in the KwaZulu Natal province.
Example
They hired inkabi to kill him but he survived.
Nkandla is a town in the uThungulu district of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is the district where former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma is from.
Example
I want to visit Nkandla this December.
A Sangoma is a highly respected healer among the Zulu people of South Africa who diagnoses, prescribes, and often performs the rituals to heal a person physically, mentally, emotionally, or spiritually.
Example
I need to go see a powerful Sangoma.
Of Zulu origin, this directly translates to "burn meat". It is the Zulu equivalent to a braai. In most cases, it refers to a place that sells and "braais" meet.
Example
Let's go braai some meat at that Shisa Nyama.
Directly translates to: We are eating cotton. This is a statement said when you feel that you've dressed to impress or you dress nicely in general.
This is a slang word for R1000, that is 1 thousand South African rands.
The literal meaning of Stina is brick (in Zulu)
The literal meaning of Stina is brick (in Zulu)
Example
I only need 2 stina then I’ll be fine.
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