Iphara is a South African slang term for a drug addict, mostly those ones who terrorise the community.
Example
He was doing well until he started smoking nyaope. He has now become iphara.
This is apparently a thing these days. Are these ama2000 who are always posting their numbers on social media asking for "status viewers". Yeah, these kids are very weird.
Example
She has so many contacts because she is a WhatsApp influencer.
Askies is an Afrikaans term for Sorry. It is however used informally in almost all the South African languages for apologising.
Example
I didn't see you there, askies for stepping on you.
Injibhabha is a Xhosa term that is mostly used by women to refer to loss of hair (in women) on the side of the hair. Or just woman becoming bald.
Example
Yho seyonjibhabha kusisi wakho
For people who as (bad mouth odour)"Gbaso" originated from Yoruba language
Example
I could smell Joshua's "Gbaso"from that distance
Mpumalanga (Zulu name for "the place where the sun rises") is a province in eastern South Africa, bordering the nations of Swaziland and Mozambique.
Example
We should visit Mpumalanga.
In Urhobo kingdom ovwata meaning: Righteousness
Example
This man is an upright man (ovwata ) righteousness
It is not Xhosa but Zulu phrase meaning to disapprove an act. It goes together with phrases like, kahle no, musa bo, woza bo, mana no, etc
Example
Hhayi bo wnzani?
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