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Nyashlessness is for wakanda
Sotho or Sesotho is a language spoken in Lesotho and South Africa. It is similar to Sepedi and Setswana.
Example
I met a beautiful girl who was speaking Sotho.
A diverse Southern African nation with multiple capitals, known for wildlife and post-apartheid development.
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South Africa hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the first in Africa.
An East African country known for recovery from genocide, clean cities, and mountain gorillas.
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Rwanda's capital Kigali is celebrated for its cleanliness and order.
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Features Amharic script and images of Ethiopian cultural heritage.
Mozambique's Indian Ocean capital with Portuguese-style architecture.
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Maputo's fish market serves the freshest peri-peri prawns.
Edenvale is a small city on the East Rand in Gauteng, South Africa. It lies about halfway between the O.R. Tambo International Airport and the Johannesburg city centre.
Example
I grew up in Edenvale
Intsomi is a Xhosa term for a tale. Those stories our grandparents used to tell us when we were young.
Sycophant
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A person who does extra favors to get a favor
Example
The manager surrounded himself with sycophant who praised every decision, no matter how flawed
A Zulu term for an assassin or hitman (a person hired to kill another person or a group of people), very popular in the KwaZulu Natal province.
Example
They hired inkabi to kill him but he survived.
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