Kido Lava

A dalarist.


In this economy you need someone that is Kido Lava, someone who has istapura, a dalarist.



Yah neh

Its a word that is mostly used out of disappointment or maybe when seeking attention from someone who's ignoring you


Outta disappointment : "yah neh,that boy really turned out to be a skrr skrr"

When seeking attention :
you : yah neh😒
Her : what
You : so you just gonna ignore me like that



uncle vrrr

its person that makes jokes


bossa are you with uncle vrrr???



Uyanya

Used to describe someone whose talking shit.


Uyanya iselwe nguwe la drink



Zuka

A term we used to use back in the day to refer to the 50c coin. Ama2000 would not know it.


No one:

5 year old me: Ndicela noba yi zuka to buy sweets.



Eita

A colloquial term to greet someone, synonymous with "hello",”hi”, “hey”.


Eita my brother, dintshang?



Mugu

A person who is always doing stupid things.
A foolish person.


Nnenna be mugu oh.



Samthandi

Derived from a Xhosa term "andisamthandi" which means I love him/her so much.
Context is very important when it comes to this word because it also means "I no longer love him/her".


Girl: Is that your child there
Guy: Yes, that's my baby girl.
Girl: Yhu samthandi mntkbw



Kenya

An East African hub for technology and tourism, famous for wildlife, Nairobi, and marathon runners.


Kenya's Maasai Mara hosts the annual wildebeest migration.



Thonqo

Thonqo is a Xhosa slang term for an idiot or a fool.


Haisuka ngu thonqo lo
This is an idiot.




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