Tanzania's bustling port city and gateway to Zanzibar.
Example
Dar es Salaam's Kariakoo market is the busiest in East Africa.
Slang for the Covid-19 virus. Derived from the word "Covid"
Example
I had the 'Vid last month. Had to go to a quarantine site for 14 days.
A hype man is the guy or girl whom is essentially the MC at a club. They usually have the mic and hype the crowd up.
Example
That hype man from yesterday was good 🔥
Imoto is a Nguni term for a car.
Owanbe
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A lavish Nigerian party, especially Yoruba celebrations with music and food.
Example
We dey go owanbe this weekend.
Example
Yoh dawg, I partied to hard last night that I missed my dawnie.
Example
Stop talking shit jou ma se poes
Inxila is a Xhosa term for a drunkard.
Example
Ubhuti wakho linxila lokwenyani.
Translation: Your brother is a real drunkard.
A term in Sepitori that refers to those small cellphones with no internet. Those phones you just use for calls and sms. Xhosa people call it tilili
Example
I use my lepopotane for my side chicks, and I make sure I hide it inside the spare wheel so that my main chick doesn't see it.
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