This is a Xhosa figure of speech that describes hunger or poverty. It directly translate to "a cat is sleeping in the fire (cooking) place (or stove if you may say)". So the cat is sleeping where people are supposed to be cooking because there's no fire and no food to cook.
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Grandma had to send the kids back to their mothers because ikati ilele eziko.
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The Shona language (chiShona) is a major Bantu language spoken primarily in Zimbabwe, where it holds official status alongside English and Ndebele. It belongs to the Niger-Congo language family and is one of the most widely spoken Bantu languages in Southern Africa.
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I need to learn some Shona before visiting my friend in Harare.
A hit song by the legendary Mandoza and it almost became the National Anthem but Sister Betina overtook it.
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Can you please play the Nkalakatha song.
Nkandla is a town in the uThungulu district of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is the district where former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma is from.
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I want to visit Nkandla this December.
When you are ugly as fuck.
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1. He couldn't get that girl because he is cosmetically challenged.
2. She rejected him because, cosmetically, he is challenged.
A small Southern African kingdom known for traditional culture, HIV challenges, and sugar exports.
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Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) is one of Africa's last absolute monarchies.
The name South Africans gave Queen Elizabeth when she died 😅
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Hitler is reportedly having a nice time with Lizbet in hell.
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Pula means "rain" in Setswana, reflecting its value in this arid country.
It is used to describe something that is very nice or can be used when you agree or like something
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This food is very nxa
Nxa I'll see you later
Another word for food (used commonly by stoners)
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....hey bro...after that "session" I'm definitely feeling the munchies.
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