Pronounced (ggggaaah); is a Khoikhoi word for “plenty” or “enough”. Used in Xhosa as a term for “That’s enough”often in anger and sometimes in disgust hence mistaken for “ew”.
In Khoikhoi: There is a river in the Eastern Cape called Birha. Bi is milk, and rha is plenty. Hence “a place of milk”. Another use is in the Xhosa chief Gambushe’s nickname: Rharhabe meaning “Minister of Plenty”.
In Xhosa it varies:
In a Dismissal Manner
Someone: I’m going to out race you.
Me: Rha! That would be the day.
To stop a child who is hitting another child a parent could say “Stop it. Rha! That’s enough”
In a Disgusting Manner
When a child see poop usually they used to say “Rha! Poo”
When people hear, smells, or see a disgusting thing they can say “Rha!”
In an Elated Manner
A person recounting an exciting moment of thriumph can say “Rha! I out did myself”
Feeling pretty? “Rha! I’m beautiful”
Idanyane can cause you to do things you never thought you'd do.
Toasting
NEW"He was toasting her all through break."
Pronunciation
Somalia's location gives it strategic importance for shipping routes.
Noun 2: A falsely humble person who wins public support by frequenting worshipping places.
The lungu of African politicians is the major contributing factor to abject poverty.
Dai man ke stabane.
That man is gay.
The girl he was with is his side chick.
Are you ready to be umakoti apha ekhaya?