Word of the Day — 13 Oct 2026
Former imperial capital with medieval castles and churches.
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Gondar's Fasil Ghebbi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Nyoba is a Xhosa term for bribing. To bribe someone is to ukunyoba.
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If I get caught by traffic cops, ndiyanyoba and it all goes well.
The term for a student at Rhodes University, South Africa.
Rhodes is notorious for its heavy-drinking scene. Thus, being a Rhodent is also synonymous with drinking heavily.
Rhodes is notorious for its heavy-drinking scene. Thus, being a Rhodent is also synonymous with drinking heavily.
Example
Rhodents were overdrinking everyone at that party last night.
IsiXhosa is a Nguni language that is spoken in South Africa and some parts of Zimbabwe. It is the language with the clicks.
Example
Ndithetha isiXhosa ekhaya.
I speak Xhosa at home.
A Horn of Africa nation with long coastline, facing security challenges and clan-based politics.
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Somalia's location gives it strategic importance for shipping routes.
From the Bemba word "to finish," it's used to mean "it's over," "it's done," or "that's it." It can also be used to end a conversation or a situation.
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The meeting has ended. Chapwa.
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I am from the dusty streets of Soweto.
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