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This means that the dyan has caught feelings.
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I can't believe icatchile idyan.
Not at all or nothing at all.
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Did you get anything from your parents?
No, fokol my sister
Fiti is derived from the term "fit" and is used to describe something that is good, cool, or trendy.
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Unapendeza, hizo nguo ni fiti!
You look great, those clothes are cool!
This is the Orlando Pirates football club from Soweto, South Africa. A person who is a fan of Pirates can also be referred to as Bhakaniya.
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Bhakaniya has not won the league in a while now.
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Ungothandiwe kakhulu .
Ntu means a human being and it emphasises that there is spirit of oneness and harmony among people and nature.
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Funda ukuphilisana na-ba-ntu
A term we used to use back in the day to refer to the 50c coin. Ama2000 would not know it.
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No one:
5 year old me: Ndicela noba yi zuka to buy sweets.
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