Beira

Indian Ocean port city with Portuguese colonial heritage.


Beira's Macuti Lighthouse offers panoramic views of the coastline.



SeSotho

Sesotho is the South Sotho language of the Basotho people, an official language in Lesotho and South Africa.


I speak SeSotho at home.



Shithole

A slang in Cameroon which mean ass or buttocks


Bakossi girls them over get big shithole



Isidubada

Isidubada is an informal Xhosa dialect where you add a “d” after every sound. For example “Molweni” would be “modolwedenidi”.


Zikhona Sodlaka spoke isidubada in an episode of Gqeberha the Empire.



Male bestie

Is someone whom u consider to be ur brother / someone close to u but some people think that a male bestie is someone who wants to ruin ur relationship. That is not true, a male bestie is like a boy bestie.


A male bestie stands by u when u are in tough times



Snxl

Derived from Xhosa term "Andisenxile" which means I am so drunk. It is mostly used by girls on social to indicate that they've had too much to drink.
Can also be spelled as senxl.


Yho snxl kamnandi mntkbw.



Swi

Swi is a Zimbabwean slang term for Alright/Fine.


The poem you wrote ibinguswi



Transi

Itransi is a South African kasi slang term for a car.


The first thing I would buy if I win the lotto is itransi.



Nomokhwe

Unomokhwe is a Xhosa term for a hoe or whore.


I hope la nomokhwe can rest in agony.



icatchile idyan

This means that the dyan has caught feelings.


I can't believe icatchile idyan.




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