Xhosa plural for stratagems. It is actually just amatile. Singular is itile. The ti is pronounced like English tea and le as in French. From the Sanskrit kutila which appear in Xhosa as ukutila.
Example
My car broke down on the way, I had to make amatile-tile to get here.
Umaqondana is a South African slang term for a main chick or “the one”.
Example
Ngimtholile umaqondana.
I have found the one.
Example
You are mad, mdidi wakho.
It refers to the money that is given to a woman after spending a time with her. The money is some sort of thanks giving for pleasure
Example
The Pinkie spend a night with Penny last night. In the morning Pinkie asked mavuso from Penny.
The Free State, formerly known as the Orange Free State, is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital.
Example
The Free State is in the middle of the country.
The feeling of tiredness and or laziness that a person feels when they are slowly sobering up from smoking weed or eating edibles.
Example
I began to go through Butterfly effect after smoking a joint
A person with a heart made out of ice, with rotten intentions.
Example
Umfana doesn’t deserve anything in this world.
A plastic miner’s helmet cut, moulded and painted to make headgear worn by fans at football matches.
Example
I used to wear makarapa when I went to watch the game.
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