Another way of saying someone is a GOAT (Greatest Of All Time).
Example
LeBron James is goated.
ilolo is a Xhosa term for a loner.
Example
Mna ndililolo, andinamntu.
I am a loner, I have no one.
Tanzania's bustling port city and gateway to Zanzibar.
Example
Dar es Salaam's Kariakoo market is the busiest in East Africa.
Itβs chai is a South African slang term for itβs over.
Example
The game is almost over and the score 5-0. Ay itβs chai for for that team.
An informal convenience store, usually run from home or some corner in the neighbourhood.
Example
Go buy some bread at the spaza shop.
Not to be confused with a town (place). To town is the act of having unprotected sex (skoon). It is generally used by Xhosa people.
Example
Ey wena the way you like to town, you will get sick.
A Central African country with diverse geography, cultures, and languages, often called 'Africa in miniature'.
Example
Cameroon's national football team is nicknamed the Indomitable Lions.
Snokonoko means money, tjhelete ,zaka,moola,magumba and I would encourage majita to have it
Example
Mzala o na le snokonoko
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