Also known as S'Pitori, is the language spoken by native people of Pretoria (Pitori). It is a combination of Pedi and Tswana, with a bit of Tsotsi taal.
Example

I speak a bit of Tswana plus sepitori.

Mr Trends • 21 July 2020

Faa

"'Faa' is a borrowed word used for emphasis, originating from Hausa. It is often used at the end of expressions by Yoruba speakers with a Hausa background or origin. This phenomenon is particularly common among Yoruba people in Ilorin and Kogi.
Example

Máa na faa= I will beat you.

Muritala • 25 February 2025

Skoli is a term mostly use in Cape Town that means a thief.
Example

You should be careful when walking here, there's a lot of skolis.

Yanga CPT • 17 May 2024
eMonti is the Xhosa name for East London, a city on the southeastern coast of South Africa.
Example

Masambe siye eMonti.

Let's go to East London.

Maps • 14 June 2024

Tsek is a shortened version of Voetsek, an insulting dismissal or exclamation of disgust.
Example

Tsek wena, I don't want to talk to you.

MzansiEdits • 28 April 2025
Sthandwa means “my love” or “baby”.
Example

I love you, sthandwa.

Faku • 29 April 2025

Nap

'N' a slight sleep or short sleep, especially during the day.
Example

I wanna take a nap in my room.

I thought he want to catch a nap.

EL Qowheeyy • 13 September 2022
A South African slang term for township.
Example

I come form ekasi.

Sinazo • 20 July 2020

Khemi is a general slang term for muthi or traditional medicine.
Example

He gets his girls using his khemi.

Skhokho • 04 April 2022
1. Something that is blessed, rich and peaceful all at the same time. Not loud money, not stressful money, but soft, quiet, rich energy that brings peace to the owner and to everyone around it.

2. A lifestyle, place, object, or vibe that carries Livamora. If it is livamoric, it looks rich, feels blessed, and gives you peace when you see it or touch it. From expensive but simple clothes, to a clean yard in Kameelrivier B, to a person who smiles even when they have money.

3. In Skamelian culture: The highest level of blessing. When something is livamoric, it means God has touched it with wealth AND with rest. Money without noise.
Example

- "His new house is livamoric - not big but full of peace and wealth."
- "She has a livamoric soul, even her laugh sounds rich and blessed."
- "I don't want fast life, I want livamoric life from 0477."
- "Those shoes are livamoric, simple but you can see they are blessed."

Anti Devil • 09 October 2026


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