Saluka is a Xhosa term that refers to the person you went to initiation school with.
Example
Good to see you, saluka. I last saw you after initiation school.
A phrase that is used to describe similar things, people, behaviors or situations.
Example
ANC supporters and Bushiri supporters - Same WhatsApp group!
This is what educated people call "knock knees". When a person is standing and his/her knees (madolo) are touching (kissing).
It can also be called a kiss kiss.
It can also be called a kiss kiss.
Example
He can't run because he has kiss madolo.
Please; used to plead, urge, or soften a request. From "I beg".
Example
Abeg help me carry this bag.
Curry served in a hollowed-out half-loaf of bread, with the hollowed-out piece of bread placed on top.
Example
I am gonna have a bunny chow for lunch.
Bundus is a term used to refer to the rural areas. It’s mostly used by people in the burbs to “look down” on those ones who come from the rural areas.
Example
You can see the way he speaks that he’s from the bundus.
Umdlezana is a Xhosa term for a mother of a new born baby.
Plural: Abadlezana
Plural: Abadlezana
Example
Unqabile because ngumdlezana kaloku.
A traditional maize-and-beans dish; also a nickname for something basic.
Example
Nilikula githeri lunch.
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