It’s chai is a South African slang term for it’s over.
Example
The game is almost over and the score 5-0. Ay it’s chai for for that team.
21:01 is a term that is used to refer to an after 9 - a secretly gay person.
Example
I have so many stories about the 21:01 gang.
Ganja is a widely used term to refer to weed or marijuana.
Example
I'm gonna go home and smoke some ganja.
Nikhona is a Nguni term that means “are y’all here?” or “are y’all around?”
This term is mostly seen in TikTok comments by South Africans when they invade people’s comment sections.
This term is mostly seen in TikTok comments by South Africans when they invade people’s comment sections.
Example
No one:
South Africans in comments: Nikhona? 🇿🇦
A man who has underwent initiation into manhood following the traditional teachings and cultural practices of amaHlubi.
Example
IZawa liyahlonipha.
IZawa is a respectful person
It literally means a farmer makes a plan.
It’s testament to the fact that the Afrikaner will figure stuff out. If there’s a problem, he’ll find a workaround. If something is scarce, he’ll find a substitute.
It’s testament to the fact that the Afrikaner will figure stuff out. If there’s a problem, he’ll find a workaround. If something is scarce, he’ll find a substitute.
Example
These power cuts are annoying but 'n Boer maak 'n plan.
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.
UMvelinqangi is a Nguni word which translates to "the Most High" or "Divine Consciousness"; that is considered the source of all that has been, that is and all that ever will be.
Example
Mvelinqangi, the creator, came out of the reed. He brought out men, women, animals, corn, and all the fruits of the earth
A Sowetan term used to identify a certain opportunistic behaviour in people. e.g. slay queens
Example
Ngwano ke mokotjo!
Afrikaans is a Low Franconian West Germanic language descended from Dutch and spoken mainly in South Africa and Namibia.
Example
I would rather do an unprepared speech in Afrikaans that ukujola with you.
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