Example
Hey voetsek wena spottie. Go away.
Ghana's coastal capital blending colonial history with pan-African cultural influence.
Example
Accra's Makola Market embodies the city's entrepreneurial spirit.
Example
Masambe siye eMonti.
Let's go to East London.
Mamboyi is a colloquial term for alcoholic beverage, Old Buck.
Example
I only drink Mamboyi when Iām in the bundus.
An expression of surprise or shock (basically means wow), mostly used by Xhosa speaking people. It can also be spelt as Hayibo.
Example
Haibo, is this really happening?
Example
I thought I knew Afrikaans until I went to the Cape Flats and heard what they call Kaaps/Afrikaaps.
Waya waya is a widely used term in South Africa that means "all the time".
Example
He's always telling lies waya waya.
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