Swi

Swi is a Zimbabwean slang term for Alright/Fine.
Example

The poem you wrote ibinguswi

Thandazani 05 January 2025
Not to be confused with Spaza shop... Is the name used to refer to Xhosa rap or Xhosa hip hop. It is not clear how the name went from being a kasi shop to a music genre.
Example

You know guys from cape Town like listening to Spaza music.

Chief 22 July 2020

Masimba mean SHIT in South African Zulu and Xhosa languages. I know in Zimbabwe (Shona) it means something different.
Example

Uthetha amasimba.

Translation: You are talking shit

Skhokho 28 April 2021
Twenty shillings.
Example

Nipe mbao nitanunua maji.

Africtionary AI 26 July 2026

A Xhosa greeting used to greet one person. To greet multiple people, you say molweni.
Some people spell it as mholo.
Example

"Molo sisi, kunjani? Uphilile na? Bendicel'umzuzu wokuthetha nawe mna" - Mandisi Dyantyis

Sinazo 18 April 2021
Last number is a Kasi term for the best of the best, the top of the range, top class.
Example

I'm buying the last number Kota.

OD 16 July 2022

Salvation is a South African rapper and songwriter. He was introduced to the music industry late 2013. The artist started making wonders in a well known genre, Hip Hop as a solo artist and has then evolved from just rapping to being musical and flowing on beautiful melodies of trap-soul.
Example

Salvation is the future of HipHop music

Salvation 09 June 2021
The word referring to a "Place", could be a Home, special venue or any place.
Example

We will meet at my Pozi..We will meet at my house.

Mntungwa 05 July 2021

Amakhosi is another name for the South African soccer team (Future African Champions) Kaizer Chiefs.
Example

Amakhosi are getting a star when they win the finals.

Danny 26 June 2021
Cape Town is a port city on South Africa’s southwest coast, on a peninsula beneath the imposing Table Mountain. It is the oldest and second largest city in South Africa, after Johannesburg.
Example

I can't wait to go to Cape Town this summer.

MXhosa 24 January 2022


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