Egypt

A North African country with ancient civilization heritage, the Nile River, and significant Arab influence.

We marveled at the Pyramids of Giza during our trip to Egypt.

Inganekwane

Izinganekwane izingxoxo ezazixoxwa ogogo/omama/omkhulu Kanye nobaba.Zaxoxelwa abantwana ngesikhathi sakudala.

Umama uxoxela izingane zakhe inganekwane.

Pronunciation:

Somagwaza

A rather mysterious, if not mythical, forefather who invented circumcision as a means of passage into manhood for amaXhosa.

Sibulela uSomagwaza.

We thank Somagwaza.

4-5

A South African slang term for penis

He pulled out his 4-5 out of the blue.

Sbhanxa

Sbhanxa or sibhanxa is a Xhosa term for an idiot or a fool.

Yeer usisbhanxa ke khona wena ufunda lewey lol

Gqwirha

Igqwirha is a Xhosa term for someone who practices witchcraft (a witch).

Ligqwirha ke la sisi
That woman is a witch.

Intsomi

Intsomi is a Xhosa term for a tale. Those stories our grandparents used to tell us when we were young.

Hayi yintsomi, Hayi yi film.

Teko Modise

The best soccer player South Africa has ever produced.

Teko Modise played for Orlando Pirates.

Chief

General term used by people in politics (comrades) and Tenderpreneurs to refer to each other.

No one:
Comrade: Why are you being emotional, chief? Politics are not for the weak.

Kwaito

Music of South Africa’s urban black youth, which first emerged in the 1990s. Kwaito is a mixture of South African disco, hip hop, R&B, ragga, and a heavy dose of house music beats.

Hip Hop has taken over now, Kwaito is no longer the same.