A mountainous Southern African kingdom completely surrounded by South Africa, known for textiles.
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Lesotho is the only independent state in the world that lies entirely above 1,000 meters elevation.
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My dad is always listening to Mbhaqanga.
Ngqaya is a term mostly used in Cape Town that means to buy.
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Ekse, ndifuna ukungqaya lewey.
Ekse, I want to buy this thing.
Bobo is a Liberian slang term for a deaf person or even a senseless person.
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Small more, you will be bobo.
Do not bore/annoy the person who is buying.
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Can't you see he is getting tired of your bullshit? Please O ska bora moreki.
A meal that is generally cooked on Sundays in many households across Mzansi.
It is coined as 7 colours because it comprises a lot of colourful ingredients; a mix of vegetables, starch and meat that make up various colours.
It is coined as 7 colours because it comprises a lot of colourful ingredients; a mix of vegetables, starch and meat that make up various colours.
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I went home last weekend and my highlight was the 7 colours oledi cooked.
Bloemfontein (familiarly known as "Bloem") is the capital city of the Free State province and the judicial capital of South Africa. Positioned in the geographical heart of the country, it serves as a critical transport and cultural hub. The city is affectionately nicknamed "The City of Roses" due to the abundance of rose bushes lining its streets and its annual Rose Festival
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I was born and bred in Bloemfontein.
Intusi sisithetha-ntonye sobisi. Intusi is Milk in isiXhosa dialect.
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Intusi yesizwe isengwa ezinkomeni zelali.
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