umshologu
properly used to mean a “spirit” from
u -> the
m -> child of, person of, thing of
Shulgi -> an ancient Sumerian king who deified him just like Jesus and so people were said to perform wonders “In the name of Shulgi”.
On seeing a ghost: I saw umshologu.
On seeing a magic performance: He’s using umshologu.
A church was in the old days called: The House of umshologu
On someone who loves to go to church: He’s the ash of the house of umshologu. (you can modernize the expression by using “furniture” instead of “ash”)
Tsotsi Taal
The term directly translate to "Criminal language". This is a vernacular derived from a variety of mixed languages, mainly spoken in the townships all over South Africa.
Each Kasi has its own tsotsi taal or its own way of speaking, meaning tsotsi taal from Soweto might differ from that of Pitori.
Teacher: You cannot speak that Tsotsi Taal in my class. Here we speak proper English.
Nkandla
Nkandla is a town in the uThungulu district of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is the district where former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma is from.
I want to visit Nkandla this December.
Skhebereshe
Iskhebereshe is a South African slang term for a whore or sfebe.
You need to stay away from that skhebereshe.
Ndambo
Ndambo (Noun): is dollars ($) inflow, giving massively and changing narratives.
Ndambolist (Noun): is a person who turns others into millionaires and changer of narratives.
Ndambolisation (Verb): the process of turning others into instant millionaires and giving massively.
Ndambology (Noun): the scientific study of Ndambo.
Ndambolize (Verb): the joy of being turned into an instant millionaire.
Ollus ndambolized his mother before marrying the woman of dreams