Ikrwala is a Xhosa term for a fresh out of initiation school man. You will see them with their formal clothes and the red thing on their face.
I can't wait to see my younger brother as ikrwala.
Is A South African slang term for food or eating.
The only thing I want now yi gawula.
Give me or pass me. It is a substitute for the word skyf. Pronounced as “Chair”
Che me the phone Broer, I wanna call someone to bring us Pipe.
Vaslap or vaaslap is a term used to refer to bathing cloth. You know that cloth you use when you are bathing.
I need to get myself a new vaslap, this one is too old.
Nnyo is a Sotho term that means cunt or pussy.
Ke nyaka nnyo today.
A Xhosa/Zulu term for Balls (As in testicles, not a soccer ball). Also see marete.
Amasende akho ayanuka.
A narrow West African country with palm-lined beaches, phosphate mining, and French influence.
Lomé, Togo's capital, is a major port city on the Gulf of Guinea.
A Zulu word for asking a girl/guy out.
Ladies must also shela now. #WomenHaveToShela
South African slang-term used as a direct substitute for the words “I’m sorry”. Pronounced as Hah-deh.
Big Bro: Who ate the mnyanelis I left in fridge?! You: It was me big bro, hade.
Isjumbane is a weapon used in prison to beat a person up. It is a snooker (pool) ball put inside a sock or a metal cup hooked in a belt.
They broke his teeth when they were beating him up with a sjumbane.
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