A rolled piece of cloth used to balance a load carried on the head
Example
You boh, an get cattah to tow anybody load
Ajebutter is a term that refers to someone born with a silver spoon or born rich.
Example
That guy is an ajebutter.
A term Xhosa people use to refer to those small cellphones with no internet. Those phones you just use for calls and sms. They call it lepopotane in SePitori.
Example
Yho mntase I saw his tilili hidden in the spare wheel of his car. Caba he didn't want me to see that he uses it for his hoes.
Northern transportation hub and gateway to Ilha de Moçambique.
Example
Nampula's Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima is a regional landmark.
A tradition in South Africa that celebrates the end of exam season. It loosely translates to "washing the paper".
High school kids typically go on a drinking spree (underage drinking).
High school kids typically go on a drinking spree (underage drinking).
Example
I can't wait for the exams to finish so that sizokuhlamba iphepha.
A fat woman who looks like an idiot.
She doesn't think she's full of diabetes.
She doesn't think she's full of diabetes.
Example
The fattest woman is Ngwije.
Even God himself can't reduce her weight.
Also known as S'Pitori, is the language spoken by native people of Pretoria (Pitori). It is a combination of Pedi and Tswana, with a bit of Tsotsi taal.
Example
I speak a bit of Tswana plus sepitori.
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