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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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Imedi

Imedi is a term, mostly used in Cape Town to refer to a girl or girlfriend.

Ndiyayithanda imedi yam bro.
I love my girlfriend bro

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Iyeza

Iyeza is anything and everything that heals.

Ina iyeza, sela iyeza.

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Impandla

Impandla is a Nguni term for bald hair (when men lose their hair).

He's always wearing a cap because unempandla.

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Izinyanya

Izinyanya is a Xhosa term for ancestors.

Ndiyabulela kuni zinyanya.

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Iqaba

Iqaba is a Nguni term for a barbarian or a person believed to be uncivilised or uncultured.
Plural Amaqaba

They used to call me iqaba because I come from the villages.

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Ibhinca

Plural: Amabhinca
Ibhinca is a Zulu person who practices their traditional Zulu culture, including wearing the traditional attire and listening to Maskandi

I had to act like I love Maskandi cause I was drinking with ibhinca.

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