Inxila is a Xhosa term for a drunkard.
Example
Ubhuti wakho linxila lokwenyani.
Translation: Your brother is a real drunkard.
This is a Xhosa figure of speech that describes hunger or poverty. It directly translate to "a cat is sleeping in the fire (cooking) place (or stove if you may say)". So the cat is sleeping where people are supposed to be cooking because there's no fire and no food to cook.
Example
Grandma had to send the kids back to their mothers because ikati ilele eziko.
Isjumbane is a weapon used in prison to beat a person up. It is a snooker (pool) ball put inside a sock or a metal cup hooked in a belt.
Example
They broke his teeth when they were beating him up with a sjumbane.
Idinga is a very formal Xhosa term for a date. Not a date as in 13 May, I mean a date as in you go on a date with someone.
Example
I'm going to the mall at 5, ndinedinga with my wife.
mpundu is a Xhosa term for bums or ass.
An influencer is a person that usually has a lot of followers on Social Media and might get paid to post (promote) some things.
Example
These influencers these days think they breathe flavoured air.
This means that the dyan has caught feelings.
Example
I can't believe icatchile idyan.
Ingcibi is a Xhosa traditional surgeon who performs circumcisions on young males during initiation.
Example
His grandfather is ingcibi of the village.
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