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Menenja

A Zulu pronunciation of "manager".
It can also mean you are standing with a dog.

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Zulu guy: My friend is now a menenja at Transnet.

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Nondindwa

In Nguni languages, unondindwa is a derogatory term used to refer to a whore or sfebe.

No bro, that girl ngu nondindwa.

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Zama Zamas

Zama Zamas is a name given to illegal miners in South Africa. They find abandoned mines and start mining.

Zama Zamas will stop at nothing to mine what they want.

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Mashonisa

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.

I need to pay the mashonisa otherwise he will keep my ID and Bank cards.

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Gqwirhy

Gqirhy or gqwirhi is an informal Xhosa term used to refer to jealous or black magic tendencies.

I bought this car last month and today someone stole it. Yhu ni gqwirhy kulendawo

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Stina

This is a slang word for R1000, that is 1 thousand South African rands.
The literal meaning of Stina is brick (in Zulu)

I only need 2 stina then I’ll be fine.

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uyarhubha

A Hlubi word for you are talking nonsense.

Me: Gombo means "a newly developed area. It is the name given by the Xhosas to the City of East London after its foundation in 1836"
You: That is gibberish.
Me: uyarhubha.

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Qlyv

Qlyv is a shortened version of "Ndiyaqala uyiva", a Xhosa term that means "it is my first time hearing about it".

Girl 1: I hear you are dating Thabo.
Girl 2: Qlyv

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Mamzo

Mamzo is a kasi slang term for mom or mother.

Eish sorry mamzo, I won’t do it again.

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O jewa ke eng?

O jewa ke eng is a Sotho term that directly translates to "What is eating you" in English. This is a phrase that has become famous on Twitter after a user named @akreana tweeted it back in June 2019.

Friend 1: Why are you so down, o jewa ke?
Friend 2: Eish my friend, my boyfriend has been cheating on me with that slut from Pitori.

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