Rha

Rha
Pronounced (ggggaaah); is a Khoikhoi word for “plenty” or “enough”. Used in Xhosa as a term for “That’s enough”often in anger and sometimes in disgust hence mistaken for “ew”.
Example

In Khoikhoi: There is a river in the Eastern Cape called Birha. Bi is milk, and rha is plenty. Hence “a place of milk”. Another use is in the Xhosa chief Gambushe’s nickname: Rharhabe meaning “Minister of Plenty”.

In Xhosa it varies:

In a Dismissal Manner

Someone: I’m going to out race you.
Me: Rha! That would be the day.

To stop a child who is hitting another child a parent could say “Stop it. Rha! That’s enough”

In a Disgusting Manner

When a child see poop usually they used to say “Rha! Poo”
When people hear, smells, or see a disgusting thing they can say “Rha!”

In an Elated Manner

A person recounting an exciting moment of thriumph can say “Rha! I out did myself”
Feeling pretty? “Rha! I’m beautiful”

Sgasa 21 May 2025
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Example

Angola's economy has grown significantly since the end of its civil war in 2002.

Travel Admin 23 June 2025

A SePitori word meaning "something"
Example

"Ako botse ane deng mfanaka"

"Let me tell you something buddy"

Godz 02 December 2022
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Example

South Sudan gained independence in 2011 after decades of civil war.

Travel Admin 23 June 2025

A Xhosa term used to tell someone that you are going through the most.

Variations: mgowo, gowa, gowisha, gowishing.
Example

I'm so broke, ngumgowo nje wodwa mntase.

Financially, ndiyagowa.

DRex 18 July 2020
Imazi is a Xhosa term for a female animal.
Example

Ndifuna imazi yegusha.

I want a female sheep.

Xhosa Nostra 14 July 2025

The term directly translate to "Criminal language". This is a vernacular derived from a variety of mixed languages, mainly spoken in the townships all over South Africa.

Each Kasi has its own tsotsi taal or its own way of speaking, meaning tsotsi taal from Soweto might differ from that of Pitori.
Example

Teacher: You cannot speak that Tsotsi Taal in my class. Here we speak proper English.

Sinazo 20 July 2020

Toto

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A girl vagina
Example

Toto dey sweet oh

John bull 2525 3 days ago

Umahlalela is a Xhosa term for an unemployed person.
Example

uRamaphosa uyamthanda umahlalela, uvele amnike iR350.

Ramaphosa loves the unemployed, he just gives them R350.

MXhosa 09 January 2022

TUT

A University in Pretoria (Tshwane), South Africa. TUT is short for Tshwane University of Technology. It is known for being in the forefront of all violent strikes/protests in South Africa.
Example

Did you see what TUT students were doing to the cops during the protest?

Varsity Dude 21 April 2021


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