South African slang term for the club, tavern, party, all the nice places.
Example
I miss how groove was before lockdown.
Short for mntasekhaya. A Xhosa term of endearment for family i.e siblings, cousins or even a dear friend.
Example
- Yho mntase, you should have seen the way he looked at me.
- Never let men play you, mntase. Banyise bonke.
A South African Musician That wants a family that looks like Beyoncé’s & to grow old with his partner.
Example
Baby ndicela ichance ndiku bonise ngifuna umndeni wethu ufane noBeyonce. Start a generation sibe habo grams. Kido Lava On Yafinijwa
A Central African country with rainforests, oil wealth, and relatively high standard of living.
Example
Gabon has set aside about 11% of its territory for national parks.
Creatures which must be avoided by all men To live a peaceful life.
Example
“Bafazi Abanangcondo outy yami”
Former colonial capital with distinctive French-Creole architecture.
Example
Saint-Louis' Jazz Festival is West Africa's oldest music festival.
The term directly translate to "Criminal language". This is a vernacular derived from a variety of mixed languages, mainly spoken in the townships all over South Africa.
Each Kasi has its own tsotsi taal or its own way of speaking, meaning tsotsi taal from Soweto might differ from that of Pitori.
Each Kasi has its own tsotsi taal or its own way of speaking, meaning tsotsi taal from Soweto might differ from that of Pitori.
Example
Teacher: You cannot speak that Tsotsi Taal in my class. Here we speak proper English.
O jewa ke eng is a Sotho term that directly translates to "What is eating you" in English. This is a phrase that has become famous on Twitter after a user named @akreana tweeted it back in June 2019.
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