Nigeria's purpose-built capital with striking modern architecture.
Example
Abuja's Aso Rock is the symbolic center of Nigerian politics.
Former imperial capital with medieval castles and churches.
Example
Gondar's Fasil Ghebbi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Tata, a colloquial word from Liberia, is used to refer to the female organ responsible for receiving the penis in a friendly manner.
Example
The softness and sweetness of Kebeh's tata send one to chill in heaven with Christ and Father Abraham.
Ukunqanqatheka is a Xhosa term for cigarette or tobacco cravings.
When one is craving a cigarette, we say unqanqathekile, or s/he will say ndinqanqathekile.
When one is craving a cigarette, we say unqanqathekile, or s/he will say ndinqanqathekile.
Example
The way ndinqanqatheke ngayo you'd swear I didn't just smoke now.
A filler word usually meaning "but"
It can be added in the beginning, middle, or the end of a sentence.
It can be added in the beginning, middle, or the end of a sentence.
Example
Mara why it is so expensive?
He's good looking mara he's not a good person.
Why do we have to be so broke, mara?
A fictitious story or a tale. Like those tales you'd hear about from parents/teachers/friends or read when you were younger.
Example
"A man and his daughter were walking in the forest..."
Welele... inganekwane!
A person who is not scared of anything. Willing to risk it all, including career and own life for a man.
Example
I got myself igudumana, Iām sorted for life.
Ntu means a human being and it emphasises that there is spirit of oneness and harmony among people and nature.
Example
Funda ukuphilisana na-ba-ntu
A racial slur that was (and still) used by racist whites to refer to black people in South Africa.
Example
She got arrested for calling black protester kaffir.
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