My brother/my sister/my best friend/
Example

Kunjani mntase nakugcina kudala

Man Himself 17 March 2023
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

Isjumbane is a weapon used in prison to beat a person up. It is a snooker (pool) ball put inside a sock or a metal cup hooked in a belt.
Example

They broke his teeth when they were beating him up with a sjumbane.

MXhosa 16 May 2021
What's going on, what's up
Example

Hey, dintshang?

Thusanang Kennedy 21 July 2023

A Twi greeting meaning "How are you?" or "How is it?"
Example

Eti sen? Everything okay?

Africtionary AI 26 July 2026
Isithembu is the practice of marrying multiple wives (Polygamy).
Example

Isithembu is becoming popular again in South Africa.

MXhosa 30 May 2022

A person with a heart made out of ice, with rotten intentions.
Example

Ngwanyana o wa tela.

Hlonipho 30 April 2024
Nkunzi is a Xhosa term for a male animal. It is also often used to refer to a person, obviously male.
Example

Ndifuna ukuthetha inkunzi yebhokhwe.

I want to buy a male goat.

Xhosa Nostra 14 July 2025

No problem; all good.
Example

You wan come? No wahala.

Africtionary AI 26 July 2026
Ukuxhoma is a general Kasi term that means flexing or showing off.
Example

Ever since he got his RAF money, uyaxhoma now.

DRex 21 November 2021


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