Umgidi

In Xhosa culture, umgidi is the ceremony that's done to celebrate a boy or boys (mkhwetha) coming back from the mountain (initiation school).


I can't wait to attend umgidi ka Boy



Fiti

Fiti is derived from the term "fit" and is used to describe something that is good, cool, or trendy.


Unapendeza, hizo nguo ni fiti!
You look great, those clothes are cool!



Lizbet

The name South Africans gave Queen Elizabeth when she died 😅


Hitler is reportedly having a nice time with Lizbet in hell.



Halala

An exclamation used to congratulate someone, honour or praise someone or something, or to express joy or celebration; ‘Bravo!’, ‘Hooray!’.


Halala, siyakubongela sisi.



Ekurhuleni

Ekurhuleni is a metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of the East Rand region of Gauteng, a large suburban region east of Johannesburg. Ekurhuleni means "place of peace" in XiTsonga.


I prefer Ekurhuleni over City of Johannesburg.



shlama

meaning shit that comes out of your anus (ndunu)


have uyishlama wena.(you are shit)
siyaphuma ishlama lapho.(is the shit coming out there)



Afrikaans

Is a language created by dutch people, although in dutch translates to african it is not of that origin.


I just learned to speak afrikaans.



Uyanya

Used to describe someone whose talking shit.


Uyanya iselwe nguwe la drink



Nozala

Unozala is a Xhosa slang term that means mother.


Ndikhumbula unozala now
I miss my mom.



011

011 is the Johannesburg dialling code. It can also used to refer to Johannesburg.


I rep 011 till I die!




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