A Xhosa term for 'You are shitting'. It can also mean 'she or he is taking a shit', depending on the context.
Example
Man 1: Where is he?
Man 2: Uyanya (He is taking a shit)
Woman 1: I will beat you!
Woman 2: Uyanya (You are shitting)
A Xhosa term used to tell someone that you are going through the most.
Variations: mgowo, gowa, gowisha, gowishing.
Variations: mgowo, gowa, gowisha, gowishing.
Example
I'm so broke, ngumgowo nje wodwa mntase.
Financially, ndiyagowa.
A quality that includes the essential human virtues; compassion and humanity.
Example
"there is a need for understanding not vengeance, ubuntu not victimization"
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