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IZawa

A man who has underwent initiation into manhood following the traditional teachings and cultural practices of amaHlubi.

IZawa liyahlonipha.

IZawa is a respectful person

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Isichitho

isichitho is curse or spell that is made by people using a muthi to make a divisions in a relationship, sometimes families, by making a victim unattractive and annoying.

They tried to use isichitho to make my boyfriend dump me.

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Ijaja

Ijaja is a widely used South African slang term to refer to God.

I don't care what you say, ijaja is my witness.

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Ikati

Ikati is a Nguni name for a cat.

Xhosa: Ndifuna ikati.
Zulu: Ngifuna ikati.

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Imama

Imama is a term that's been trending on social media that means a woman or a girlfriend.

Imama must be beautiful unprovoked.

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Ingqithi

Ingqithi is a Xhosa custom of amputating the joint of the little finger, or of the ring finger on babies and sometimes adults.

My finger is like this because I have ingqithi.

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Imoto

Imoto is a Nguni term for a car.

Xhosa: Ndiyayithanda imoto yam.
Zulu: Ngiyayithanda imoto yami.

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Inganekwane

A fictitious story or a tale. Like those tales you'd hear about from parents/teachers/friends or read when you were younger.

"A man and his daughter were walking in the forest..."
Welele... inganekwane!

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Isithembu

Isithembu is the practice of marrying multiple wives (Polygamy).

Isithembu is becoming popular again in South Africa.

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iWash

An informal term mostly used by Xhosa people to refer to beer.

Sbwl iWash namhlanje.
I am craving beer today.

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