Moer

To beat someone to a pulp.

Can also be a swear word in Afrikaans


I will moer you.

Come here, jou moer.



Mngani wa yena

A Tsonga term for "his friend / her friend" that is apparently used to identify unknown soccer players by commentators.
They would call all the names of the "famous" players and when they reach the unknown player, they would say mngani wa yena (his friend).


And he passes the ball to Jabu Pule... Jabu Pule passes to mngani wa yena.



Frontal

A frontal refers to a hairpiece that has a strip of material which runs from ear to ear.


Every girl deserves ifrontal this December.



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.



Ethiopia

An ancient East African country with diverse cultures, coffee origins, and rapid economic growth.


Ethiopian Airlines is one of Africa's largest and most successful carriers.



Ungenaphi?

An African proverb (apparently), is taken from Xhosa and directly translate to "where do you enter?". It means how is that/this any of your concern?


Guy: I don't like the fact that you smoke.
Girl: Ungenaphi?



Cape Town

Cape Town is a port city on South Africa’s southwest coast, on a peninsula beneath the imposing Table Mountain. It is the oldest and second largest city in South Africa, after Johannesburg.


I can't wait to go to Cape Town this summer.



Sgantsontso

Isgantsontso is a buff person, more like a sgora.


Nonsense, utsho ngoba sisgantsontso



Imali

Money


Ngifuna imali



Covivi

Another term that refers to Covid / Coronavirus.
Also see Coco


The third wave of covivi is looming.




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