Grigamba
Grigamba is a derogatory term used in South Africa to refer to a foreigner.
She really likes going out with ama grigamba.
Balloon Village
A small village based in Limpopo just outside Tzaneen. It is the only village in Limpopo that has a rich soil when it comes to farming. It is known for having all sorts of scarce fruits and vegetables.
I was born and bred in Balloon village
Spaza shop
An informal convenience store, usually run from home or some corner in the neighbourhood.
Go buy some bread at the spaza shop.
Sosh Plata
Sosh Plata refers to the customised number plate with a smaller/different font & font size, which makes it more appealing to the eye. It makes the car look cleaner & sexier. Also known as: illegal plata // Stance number plate // sosha plata.
ah mfanaka ko botsa nka kreya dai Golf, fetsa kere Sosh 'plata ah ema nyana joh!"
(boy I am telling you, if I get that Golf, then put that illegal plata on it, its gonna break necks!)
Ikati ilele eziko
This is a Xhosa figure of speech that describes hunger or poverty. It directly translate to "a cat is sleeping in the fire (cooking) place (or stove if you may say)". So the cat is sleeping where people are supposed to be cooking because there's no fire and no food to cook.
Grandma had to send the kids back to their mothers because ikati ilele eziko.