Normally used when asking what is wrong or what is going on.
Example
Huzet ngawe?(What is wrong with you), huzet?( What happened)
polyandry is a form of polygamy in which a woman takes two or more husbands at the same time.
Example
South African women are excited about polyandry but they can't even keep one man.
A Zulu term for a Loan Shark, someone who offers loans at extremely high interest rates, has strict terms of collection upon failure, and generally operates outside of local authority.
Example
I need to pay the mashonisa otherwise he will keep my ID and Bank cards.
Naai means to fuck.
Example
Hy het die meisie se hart gesteel, maar sy het gesê sy wil nie met hom naai nie.
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.
Iqaba is a Nguni term for a barbarian or a person believed to be uncivilised or uncultured.
Plural Amaqaba
Plural Amaqaba
Example
They used to call me iqaba because I come from the villages.
Igqwirha is a Xhosa term for someone who practices witchcraft (a witch).
Example
Ligqwirha ke la sisi
That woman is a witch.
Example
Kinshasa's Marché de la Liberté sells everything from electronics to exotic foods.
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