Kaffir

A racial slur that was (and still) used by racist whites to refer to black people in South Africa.


She got arrested for calling black protester kaffir.



Luphi ugqoko

Luphi ugqoko is a chant or a phrase introduced by Bhinca Nation especially Blue Reigning Nation meaning "Where is the wooden tray/wooden board". It is directed to Khangelani DSD "Isilo" "Ugqoko lukazwelonke" Mhlongo, who has contributed a lot in South African traditional Music, Maskandi.


Luphi ugqoko lukazwelonke? Luuuuphi?



Mauritania

A Northwest African country with Saharan landscapes, Arab-Berber culture, and iron ore resources.


Nouakchott, Mauritania's capital, is one of the world's newest major cities, founded in 1958.



Smayo

Ismayo is a Zulu slang term for vagina.


Ngifuna sona ismayo tonight.



Eritrea

A Northeast African country on the Red Sea with Italian colonial architecture and recent independence.


Asmara, Eritrea's capital, is known for its well-preserved Italian modernist buildings.



UNISA

University of South Africa - The biggest University in South Africa in terms of number of students. It is known for its distance learning programmes. Majority of students who go here are not at an actual campus. Covid found them ready.


I have applied at UNISA, I want to study while chilling at home.



Bone Thug

A Skrr Skrr way of referring to a Sangoma.


No one:

Skrr Skrr kid: I went to see a Bone Thug today cause y'all be trippin.



Ow

Ow is a term Xhosa girls use to refer to a boyfriend.


Ngeyam i-Ow, ndingalwa ndibebomvu.



Dar es Salaam

Tanzania's bustling port city and gateway to Zanzibar.


Dar es Salaam's Kariakoo market is the busiest in East Africa.



Goni

Igoni is a kasi slang term for a knife.


The guys who robbed me was carrying igoni




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