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Maputo

Mozambique's Indian Ocean capital with Portuguese-style architecture.

Maputo's fish market serves the freshest peri-peri prawns.

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Pipi

Ipipi is a term in South Africa that means a penis.

Unepipi enkulu.
He has a big penis.

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Mambo

Mambo is a versatile Swahili word that can be used in various contexts. It’s a casual greeting among friends, akin to saying “What’s up?".

Friend 1: Mambo (What's up)
Friend 2: Poa (Cool)

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Qlyv

Qlyv is a shortened version of "Ndiyaqala uyiva", a Xhosa term that means "it is my first time hearing about it".

Girl 1: I hear you are dating Thabo.
Girl 2: Qlyv

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Simahla

A Xhosa term that means for nothing. Free; obtained without payment or difficulty.

Buy 1 drink and get the second one simahla.

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Maskandi

Maskandi is a kind of Zulu folk music / genre that is dominant amongst the Zulu population of South Africa.

I enjoy listening to Maskandi
My favourite Maskandi artist is Mgqumeni

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Lockdowniversary

Celebrated every year on the 27th of March. The anniversary of the South African Covid-19 lockdown that was supposed to last only 21 days.

Happy lockdowniversary to everyone who is celebrating.

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Balloon Village

A small village based in Limpopo just outside Tzaneen. It is the only village in Limpopo that has a rich soil when it comes to farming. It is known for having all sorts of scarce fruits and vegetables.

I was born and bred in Balloon village

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Diski

Kasi term that refers to soccer/football.

Everyone in my neighbourhood loves diski.

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Ijaja

Ijaja is a widely used South African slang term to refer to God.

I don't care what you say, ijaja is my witness.

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