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.
Can also be spelled as senxl.
Example
Yho snxl kamnandi mntkbw.
Ancient Hausa city and northern commercial hub with centuries-old dye pits.
Example
Kano's Great Mosque is built on a 15th-century foundation.
Isjumbane is a weapon used in prison to beat a person up. It is a snooker (pool) ball put inside a sock or a metal cup hooked in a belt.
Example
They broke his teeth when they were beating him up with a sjumbane.
The term Cape Flats refers to a flat, sandy stretch of land which is located on the outskirts of the city of Cape Town. It has been accurately described as the "dumping ground of apartheid" and it is here that people of colour (non-whites in "old South Africa" language) were relocated to in terms of the infamous Group Areas Act.
Example
I am from the Cape Flats where we hear gunshots every night.
The Ndebele language is split into two distinct forms: Northern Ndebele in Zimbabwe and Southern Ndebele in South Africa. Both belong to the Nguni group of Bantu languages.
Example
He was learning Ndebele because of that girl.
The act of making people who go to groove feel bad about it and make it look like it’s wrong.
Example
I won’t stop going out, you can continue with your groove shaming.
In Sepitori, dese means good, beautiful... anything great. You may use it to say you are good at something or even use it to say you are beautiful.
The "Ke" in front stands for "I" or "I am"
The "Ke" in front stands for "I" or "I am"
Example
Ke dese ka diski unlike Bafana Bafana players.
A person with a heart made out of ice, with rotten intentions.
Example
Ngwanyana o wa tela.
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