Utsiki

In Xhosa culture, Utsiki is the ritual where the bride to be (umakoti) has to eat a goat meat and drinks the sour milk of that particular family in which she is married to. It's basically the ceremony to welcome her to the family.


No one:

Xhosa girls: sbwl utsiki.

Mahala

A Zulu term that means for nothing. Free; obtained without payment or difficulty. It is however not only used by Zulu, it has been incorporated to modern South African lingo.


Buy 1 drink and get the second one mahala.

During the people

Is a general term used to refer to "around people" or ween there are people present.


Imagine, they were busy kissing during the people.

Jiki jiki

Jiki jiki means all of a sudden or suddenly.


When we were growing you were dark, jiki jiki you are a yellow bone.

Uyanya

Used to describe someone whose talking shit.


Uyanya iselwe nguwe la drink

Drata

South African slang term for R100 (1 Hundred Rands).
Some call it Klipa.


I just need 2 drata then I'll be fine.

Patla

Someone who is not good at something


Chomi ya ka ke patla ka bolo

Umfana

A person with a pure soul and a golden heart ❤️


She went to umfana today, she is not coming back.

Punani

Another word for a vagina.


I need to get some punani

Kwipupujya

It is a Hybrid-Kinyarwanda word invented by RCA Bwoys to represent the state of being alone(urself) in a troublesome situation. You just need to cater for urself alone.


Brohh ipupujye mehnn ... Meaning do it urself .



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