Ntu

Ntu means a human being and it emphasises that there is spirit of oneness and harmony among people and nature.


Funda ukuphilisana na-ba-ntu



Side chick

A side chick is a girl that is being dated by a guy who is in a serious relationship with someone else (main chick).


The girl he was with is his side chick.



Barcadi

A type of House Music that’s popular in Pitori.


I will choose Barcadi over Amapiano any day.



Nceku

Inceku is a Xhosa term form a Man of God.


Sometimes you'd swear azithi dadobawo kwezi nceku.



Mkhaba

A Zulu term that refers to a huge belly, mostly seen in tenderpreneurs. Sotho people can spell it as mokhaba.


Stomach in, chest out. Umkhaba must fall.



Equatorial Guinea

A small Central African country with significant oil wealth and Spanish colonial heritage.


Equatorial Guinea is Africa's only Spanish-speaking sovereign nation.



Efiko

These word EFIKO stand for a brilliant person


Tolu is an efiko of our class



Ayeye

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


Ayeye! The game is about to start!



Mnyamelis

South African Slime-Super-Slang for Meat. Derived from the Zulu word for meat being “inyama”. Popularized by the great DJ Dr Peppa.

*Note: Only used when speaking in English


Broer 1: So you left it on the grass next to the braai stand boyzen??

You: You know I can’t waste food so I had to eat the Mnyamelis



Umoufia

Umoufia is a country in west Africa globally known as Ghana.
The name umoufia came into existence when a prophet in Ghana was revealing a doom prophecy over the country but didn’t want to mention the name Ghana due to the strict warning from the Inspector General of Police popularly known IGP Dampare.


1. Umoufia is a beautiful country.
2. There are so many tourist attractions in Umoufia




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