A endearing term for the The best football club in Africa Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club.
Example

Yoh MaSandawana game gang. They smoked Al Ahly 5-2 last week ko Atteridgeville!

Big Saint 17 March 2023
Ilawu is a very offensive term mostly used by Xhosa people to refer to Coloureds.
Example

I saw your friend walking with elinye ilawu.

Skhokho 16 June 2025

An informal term mostly used by Xhosa people to refer to beer.
Example

Sbwl iWash namhlanje.
I am craving beer today.

MXhosa 02 May 2022
Idinga is a very formal Xhosa term for a date. Not a date as in 13 May, I mean a date as in you go on a date with someone.
Example

I'm going to the mall at 5, ndinedinga with my wife.

MXhosa 13 May 2021

Hit
Example

I will slaan that oak

jordan 22 May 2025
A stable West African country with French influence, peanut production, and vibrant music scene.
Example

Dakar, Senegal's capital, is the westernmost city on the African mainland.

Travel Admin 23 June 2025

Hierso is a South African slang term that means "Here", "Right here". It is taken from the Afrikaans language.
Example

"I'll be hierso goseng, wa nkolota" - Khuli Chana in No More Hunger

Danny 08 September 2021
This depends on the context. Jola can be someone's clan name if you are Xhosa.


It can also mean dating, see ukujola or mjolo.
Example

NdinguJola, Mphankomo...
Jola wena, you will see the consequenses.

Sinazo 06 April 2021

Oga

Boss or someone in authority. Borrowed from Nigerian pidgin.
Example

My oga go decide.

Africtionary AI 26 July 2026
A man/boy/guy, also synonymous with "gent", "mjita".

Plural: Ma auti
Example

I was out with ma auti

Mike 01 June 2022


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