Ingwe

Ingwe in a Xhosa and Zulu word for a leopard.


Ingwe idla ngamabala.



Skipa

Skipa is a South African term for a T-shirt.


I need to buy that GALXBOY skipa very soon.



Same WhatsApp group

A phrase that is used to describe similar things, people, behaviors or situations.


ANC supporters and Bushiri supporters - Same WhatsApp group!



ihlongo

It's a Xhosa slang word for a watch


Where is ihlongo lam



Ngimnandi

Refers to being good, okay or doing well/fine.


- How are you? Are you okay?
- Ngimnandi



Cav

Cav is a South African slang expression used to say "check it out" or "take a look" or even "understand".


Did you cav that car?
Cav this girl.
Do you cav what I mean?



Stop Nonsense

Stop nonsense ekasi are those walls that are built around the house (fence) mostly for security reasons cause you know how it is with crime in Mzansi.


They climbed the stop nonsense and stole the dog



umshologu

properly used to mean a “spirit” from
u -> the
m -> child of, person of, thing of
Shulgi -> an ancient Sumerian king who deified him just like Jesus and so people were said to perform wonders “In the name of Shulgi”.


On seeing a ghost: I saw umshologu.
On seeing a magic performance: He’s using umshologu.
A church was in the old days called: The House of umshologu
On someone who loves to go to church: He’s the ash of the house of umshologu. (you can modernize the expression by using “furniture” instead of “ash”)



Umjolo

A Xhosa word for dating


Umjolo uzokulimaza mntase



Afrikaans

Afrikaans is a Low Franconian West Germanic language descended from Dutch and spoken mainly in South Africa and Namibia. 


I would rather do an unprepared speech in Afrikaans that ukujola with you. 




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