Izinyanya

Izinyanya is a Xhosa term for ancestors.


Ndiyabulela kuni zinyanya.



Bafana Bafana

The weakest soccer team in Africa and the rest of the world.


Even Banyana Banyana can beat your beloved Bafana Bafana.



Bemba

Bemba refers to both an ethnic group and a language primarily found in Zambia. It is a Bantu language spoken by millions of people, making it one of the most widely spoken indigenous languages in Zambia.


I need to relearn Bemba.



Bhantinti

ibhantinti is another term for a prisoner.


He got arrested last year, libhantinti ngoku.



Ingidi

Ingidi is a slang term of "big booty or big ass".


That girl have Ingidi.



Mauritius

An Indian Ocean island nation with multicultural society, financial services, and luxury tourism.


Mauritius has transformed from sugar-based economy to financial hub.



Danko

Danko is the same as Afrikaans word dankie which symbolises acceptance and appreciation, it basically means thank you.


The South African government said Danko to everyone who got vaccinated.



Isidovela

I’m Xhosa, isidovela is a meal where rice is cooked with potatoes in the same pot. You mix it until it kinda looks like pap. You also have to add Spice for rice or Rajah to make it yellow.


Today I am cooking isidovela.



Andizi

I'm not with it


You want me to sacrifice my time for something that won't work out? Andizi shame



Skomora

Is a term that means jerking off or masturbating.


I caught my little brother eskomora.




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