Words by MXhosa
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South Africa is a country on the southernmost tip of the African continent.
Example
I was born and bred in South Africa.
Itoti is a general term for a can or tin. It can be a can of beer, food or whatever, as long as it's a can you can call it itoti.
Example
I stopped drinking ngud, I only drink itoti now.
An informal term mostly used by Xhosa people to refer to beer.
Example
Sbwl iWash namhlanje.
I am craving beer today.
Orlando Pirates AKA Bhakaniya is a South African soccer club that plays in the top-tier system of Football in South Africa known as Premier Soccer League.
Example
Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs are the biggest rivals in the continent of Africa.
This is the Orlando Pirates football club from Soweto, South Africa. A person who is a fan of Pirates can also be referred to as Bhakaniya.
Example
Bhakaniya has not won the league in a while now.
A meal that is generally cooked on Sundays in many households across Mzansi.
It is coined as 7 colours because it comprises a lot of colourful ingredients; a mix of vegetables, starch and meat that make up various colours.
It is coined as 7 colours because it comprises a lot of colourful ingredients; a mix of vegetables, starch and meat that make up various colours.
Example
I went home last weekend and my highlight was the 7 colours oledi cooked.
Somagwaza, is a rather mysterious, if not mythical, forefather who invented circumcision as a means of passage into manhood for Xhosa people.
Example
I'm sure you didn't know who Somagwaza was 😅
Illegal drinking place. In South Africa, it refers to unlicensed bars in Kasi and has become a mainstream word.
Example
I last saw him drinking Zamalek at the shebeen yesterday.
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