Moroccan Dirham

Currency of Morocco (MAD) issued by Bank Al-Maghrib. 1 Dirham = 100 centimes.


The dirham has been Morocco's currency since 1882.



Nindahlule

Nindahlule is a general Xhosa phrase meaning I'm in disbelief .


out of disappointment : "yho hayi nindahlule"



Magriza

Magriza is a slang term for grandmother.


I was raised by magriza.



Nka screama gore

A popular Tswana/Sotho phrase on social media that means "I would scream". It's used as an expression when something shocking happens.


Imagine if ISIS would come to South Africa. Yhuu nka screama gore.



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.



Alostro

The feeling of wanting to explain something and not finding the right term to do that,


Eish "Alostro" mfowethu (unexplainable)



Zamalek

Another name for Carling Black Label beer. Some call it Black Juice.


I will never drink zamalek again. It's too strong.



Kenya

An East African hub for technology and tourism, famous for wildlife, Nairobi, and marathon runners.


Kenya's Maasai Mara hosts the annual wildebeest migration.



Umgidi

In Xhosa culture, umgidi is the ceremony that's done to celebrate a boy or boys (mkhwetha) coming back from the mountain (initiation school).


I can't wait to attend umgidi ka Boy



Nnyo

Nnyo is a Sotho term that means cunt or pussy.


Ke nyaka nnyo today.




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