Ikati ilele eziko

This is a Xhosa figure of speech that describes hunger or poverty. It directly translate to "a cat is sleeping in the fire (cooking) place (or stove if you may say)". So the cat is sleeping where people are supposed to be cooking because there's no fire and no food to cook.


Grandma had to send the kids back to their mothers because ikati ilele eziko.



Ayeye

Ayeye In some Southern African languages (e.g., Xhosa), it can mean "you're in trouble".


Ayeye! The game is about to start!



Skipa

Skipa is a South African term for a T-shirt.


I need to buy that GALXBOY skipa very soon.



Mkhuluwa

Mkhuluwa is a Xhosa term for older brother. It can also be used as a respectful way of addressing an older man.


Let’s go out, mkhuluwa.



Kano

Ancient Hausa city and northern commercial hub with centuries-old dye pits.


Kano's Great Mosque is built on a 15th-century foundation.



Anti-semitic

Hostile or prejudiced against Jewish people.


Kanye West is being canceled after he made some anti-semitic remarks.



Agang

Agang is a Tswana verb that means build


In Tswana
- Agang ntlo.
In English
- Build a house.



Pinkies

Pinkies is a Kasi term for R50 or ZAR50, that is 50 rands.


Now that the Cupcake has closed alcohol again, I heard that a ngud of Zamalek is pinkies from my Take it or leave it.



Sekisi

A very weird way of spelling Sex. These people do it on social media.


I thought they broke up a long time ago only to find out they still have sekisi everyday.



Zekethe

Is a hit song that makes everyone go crazy.


zekethe... zekethe... zekethe




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