Huzet

Normally used when asking what is wrong or what is going on.

Huzet ngawe?(What is wrong with you), huzet?( What happened)

Goduka

Go home!!

Go home now it's getting late.

Goduka ngoku kuyarhatyela

polyandry

polyandry is a form of polygamy in which a woman takes two or more husbands at the same time.

South African women are excited about polyandry but they can't even keep one man.

Mntase

Short for mntasekhaya. A Xhosa term of endearment for family i.e siblings, cousins or even a dear friend.

Nongendi

Nongendi is a Xhosa word/name for a nun. It directly translates to “one who cannot get married”.

Usisi wam nguNongendi.

My sister is a nun.

Gbosa

An action word which means to punch or slap, but can be as well used to refer to the sound made when someone or something is being punched.

Masimba

In Shona it means powers

Hurumende ine masimba ekuchinja mutemo

Bhisho

Bhisho is an unknown ghost town that happens to be the Capital of the Eastern Cape province for some reason.

You would have to pay me to stay in Bhisho.

Ballie

Ballie is a Term in Mzansi that refers to an old man or a father.

I met this other ballie yesterday and he gave me some good dating advice.

The yanos

A skrr skrr way of referring to amapiano.

Yo fam, I think I'm beginning to like the yanos.

Chakla

To destroy, to leave in disorder or to mess up

The how y’all now chakla this room, when I bop my eyes, that how it muh be clean.