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Gqwirhy

Gqirhy or gqwirhi is an informal Xhosa term used to refer to jealous or black magic tendencies.

I bought this car last month and today someone stole it. Yhu ni gqwirhy kulendawo

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Abeg

A pidgin term for "please" or "I beg".

Abeg! No waste my time!

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Isgubhu

Isgubhu is a South African slang term that initially meant music drums or a bassline before it later referred to all dance music.

South Africans love any song with isgubhu

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Inyanga

Inyanga is mostly a traditional herbalist and does not usually perform rituals that are common to those that a Sangoma performs.

I went to see Inyanga when I was not feeling well.

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Covivi

Another term that refers to Covid / Coronavirus.
Also see Coco

The third wave of covivi is looming.

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Afrikaans

Is a language created by dutch people, although in dutch translates to african it is not of that origin.

I just learned to speak afrikaans.

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Tik

Tik is the South African street name for crystal meth. It also goes by the street name thsuf.

These boys smoke tik and terrorize the community.

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Woto Woto

Often heard in football commentary, woto woto describes relentless attack or punishment. In casual conversations, it’s used to describe someone who’s taking a figurative “beating” in an argument or facing harsh circumstances.

"The strikers gave him woto woto" implies they played aggressively, leaving no room for escape.

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Ukutya

Ukutya is the Xhosa formal term for food.

Ndifuna ukutya kwam.
I want my food

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Mogodu

Mogodu is a South African dish which is a combination of chopped serobe (tripe) and mala (intestines), served as a stew often with hot pap or dumpling

I can’t wait for Monday so that I can have mogodu at Mogodu Monday.

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