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Northern Cape

The Northern Cape is South Africa's largest province, with desert landscapes, wildlife and gemstones.

I have never been to the Northern Cape.

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Mzansi

The colloquial term used by us South Africans to refer to our country. It is the Zulu word for the "South" part in South Africa. The full word is Mzansi Africa.

People of Mzansi will support their own.

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Stufuza

Stufuza is a term for a chubby person.

I like my man as a stufuza.

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Skelm

A Skelm is a South African term for a tsotsi, rascal, thief, crook, all the baf things.

Get out of here, you skelm.

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Dakar

Senegal's Atlantic capital known for music, museums, and Goree Island.

Dakar's African Renaissance Monument stands taller than the Statue of Liberty.

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Aweh

This word can be used in any context. You can use it to greet, to say goodbye, to indicate you are happy. Etc.

Guy 1: Aweh bro, howzit?

Guy 2: Chilled bro, how about you?

Guy 1: Lekker bro.

Guy 2: Aweh!

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Côte d'Ivoire

A West African economic powerhouse known for cocoa production, French influence, and political recovery.

Côte d'Ivoire is the world's largest producer of cocoa beans.

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Xhosa

IsiXhosa is a Nguni language that is spoken in South Africa and some parts of Zimbabwe. It is the language with the clicks.

Ndithetha isiXhosa ekhaya.
I speak Xhosa at home.

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Tse nzima

Tse nzima is a word used to describe people who are good at something. It is normally used as a compliment.

If you get the girl your friends can say to you
Tse Nziiiiiiiima.

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Yah neh

Its a word that is mostly used out of disappointment or maybe when seeking attention from someone who's ignoring you

Outta disappointment : "yah neh,that boy really turned out to be a skrr skrr"

When seeking attention :
you : yah neh😒
Her : what
You : so you just gonna ignore me like that

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