Qlyv is a shortened version of "Ndiyaqala uyiva", a Xhosa term that means "it is my first time hearing about it".
Example
Girl 1: I hear you are dating Thabo.
Girl 2: Qlyv
A term that is used to refer to light skinned people (mostly girls).
If you are a guy and someone calls you a yellow bone, then something is wrong my guy 😂
If you are a guy and someone calls you a yellow bone, then something is wrong my guy 😂
Example
We were just chilling and this yellow bone came in and everyone was looking at her. It was like a dream 😍
A Xhosa name for a traditional nurse that takes care of an initiate (umkhwetha) during initiation (circumcision).
Example
Ikhankatha plays a major role during initiation.
A Southeast African country with Indian Ocean coastline, recovering from civil war and rich in gas.
Example
Mozambique's Bazaruto Archipelago is known for its pristine beaches and diving.
An Indian Ocean island nation with multicultural society, financial services, and luxury tourism.
Example
Mauritius has transformed from sugar-based economy to financial hub.
an affirmation, dismissal, exasperation or exclamation in different contexts
Example
1) What are you doing lah?
2) No lah!
Commercial hub with distinctive architecture blending Ethiopian and French styles.
Example
Dire Dawa's Kezira district features unique arcaded buildings.
Used as a racist remark towards black people who behave like Caucasians (White people). Derived from the coconut fruit - "brown on the outside, white on the inside".
Example
What were you expecting from this one? He is a coconut anyways.
A large working-class suburb in south-west Durban, created in the 1960s under apartheid as an Indian group area, the largest such township until the establishment of Phoenix in north Durban.
Example
Let's go see my bro in Chatsworth
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