Algeria's whitewashed capital with French colonial boulevards.
Example

Algiers' Casbah is a UNESCO-listed maze of Ottoman-era alleys.

Travel Admin • 23 June 2025
A landlocked West African country with a rich history including Timbuktu, facing security challenges.
Example

Mali was home to the medieval Mali Empire, one of Africa's most powerful states.

Travel Admin • 23 June 2025

Greeting to a King or mighty one
Example

Oviedo oo

Greetings to my king

French Ovotu Abraham • 09 May 2025
A term that means a penis or dick.
Example

I'll be back, gotta go drain the piss pipe.

Skhokho • 03 November 2022

012

The telephone code for Pitori. People from Pretoria usually use the code to identify themselves.
Example

I will represent 012 till I die!

DRex • 06 March 2023
Rekere is a Fool
Example

O nketsa rekere(You are making me a fool)

Dee 69 • 01 August 2021

ilolo is a Xhosa term for a loner.
Example

Mna ndililolo, andinamntu.

I am a loner, I have no one.

MXhosa • 30 June 2025
Slang used to describe nonsense or something worthless.
Example

That talk na kpekus.

Admin • 26 July 2026

Do not bore/annoy the person who is buying.
Example

Can't you see he is getting tired of your bullshit? Please O ska bora moreki.

DRex • 06 August 2020
Isloti is a Xhosa slang term for a drinking place (tavern or bar).
Example

Umama uvule isloti pha endlini.

My mom opened a tavern at home.

Xhosa Nostra • 10 June 2026


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