Please; used to plead, urge, or soften a request. From "I beg".
Example

Abeg help me carry this bag.

Africtionary AI 26 July 2026
Amakhosi is another name for the South African soccer team (Future African Champions) Kaizer Chiefs.
Example

Amakhosi are getting a star when they win the finals.

Danny 26 June 2021

Coloured, formerly Cape Coloured, a person of mixed European (“white”) and African (“black”) or Asian ancestry, as officially defined by the South African government from 1950 to 1991.
Example

Coloureds are mostly found in Cape Town but can be found all over South Africa.

LinguistZA 03 November 2022
Itransi is a South African kasi slang term for a car.
Example

The first thing I would buy if I win the lotto is itransi.

DRex 05 June 2024

It is a hybrid-English word that means to provide your full strength to accomplish something important to you. It is used in many contexts depending on the message you want to convey.
Example

As soon as he met her, belongings were given.

Wait for Thursday, we'll give your belongings.

KEEN 07 November 2023
Impama is a Nguni term for slap.
Example

Ndizakufaka impama

I will slap you

MXhosa 06 January 2022

A Northwest African country with Saharan landscapes, Arab-Berber culture, and iron ore resources.
Example

Nouakchott, Mauritania's capital, is one of the world's newest major cities, founded in 1958.

Travel Admin 23 June 2025

NMU

NMU (formerly known as NMMU) is Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. It is the University you go to when you get rejected at Rhodes.
Example

What does a Rhodes student and an NMU student have in common?

They both applied at Rhodes!

Varsity Dude 10 May 2022

Intsomi is a Xhosa term for a tale. Those stories our grandparents used to tell us when we were young.
Example

Hayi yintsomi, Hayi yi film.

MXhosa 16 February 2023
Ingwe in a Xhosa and Zulu word for a leopard.
Example

Ingwe idla ngamabala.

Khingh 21 September 2025


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