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Itopi

Itopi is a Xhosa slang term for an old person or old man.

I still cant believe ndishiywe litopi elidala.

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Kotini

Local term for cotton.

Sidl'ukotini kwedini.

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Nkunzi

Nkunzi is a Xhosa term for a male animal. It is also often used to refer to a person, obviously male.

Ndifuna ukuthetha inkunzi yebhokhwe.

I want to buy a male goat.

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During the people

Is a general term used to refer to "around people" or ween there are people present.

Imagine, they were busy kissing during the people.

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Lobola

The down-payment paid by the groom to the family of the bride before they can get married. It can be in the form of money or livestock.
I believe they call it a dowry in other parts of the world.

My family expects R200k lobola for you to marry me.

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Lekker

South African slang word for "cool" or "nice"

I just won a bet in Betway.
Lekker bru.

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Tjotjo

A term used to refer to a bribe, usually given to cops or traffic officers.

I gave him some tjotjo and he let me go.

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Nigerian Naira

Currency of Nigeria (NGN) issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria. 1 Naira = 100 kobo.

The naira was introduced in 1973 to replace the pound.

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Street Champion

A street winner

Flex is The Street Champion

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Haibo

An expression of surprise or shock (basically means wow), mostly used by Xhosa speaking people. It can also be spelt as Hayibo.

Haibo, is this really happening?

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