Mauritania

A Northwest African country with Saharan landscapes, Arab-Berber culture, and iron ore resources.


Nouakchott, Mauritania's capital, is one of the world's newest major cities, founded in 1958.



Lesotho

A mountainous Southern African kingdom completely surrounded by South Africa, known for textiles.


Lesotho is the only independent state in the world that lies entirely above 1,000 meters elevation.



Mkhukhu

A house built from metal roof material (zink) or mud. i.e informal settlement.


I'm moving to Gomora, I will build myself a mkhukhu.



Cattah

A rolled piece of cloth used to balance a load carried on the head


You boh, an get cattah to tow anybody load



Ingqithi

Ingqithi is a Xhosa custom of amputating the joint of the little finger, or of the ring finger on babies and sometimes adults.


My finger is like this because I have ingqithi.



Mpimpi

Impimpi is a South African term for a snitch.


Impimpi used to be burnt during the apartheid days.



Singo

A beautiful girl

A girl


Singo winya okuna ondjee



Fean

Fean Someone who craves and/or is obsessed to something that is healthy, good or clean. A clean addiction.


- That dude is really well built... he must be a workout Fean!

- That fisherman eats, sleeps and breaths all things fishing.. he must be a Fishing Fean!



Flakajay

Foolish; senseless; not genuine; sub-standard; stupid


My man, I do na like dat flakajay talk.Plea make sure the phone you bi is na flakajay



Makarapa

A plastic miner’s helmet cut, moulded and painted to make headgear worn by fans at football matches.


I used to wear makarapa when I went to watch the game.




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