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Halala

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

Halala, siyakubongela sisi.

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Sfebe

The Kasi term for a whore or hoe.

This girl ke sfebe.

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K-word

A racist slur used to refer to black people in South Africa. It is shortened from Kaffir.

It is a crime to use the K-word in South Africa.

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IZawa

A man who has underwent initiation into manhood following the traditional teachings and cultural practices of amaHlubi.

IZawa liyahlonipha.

IZawa is a respectful person

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K-leg

K-leg is a Nigerian Pidgin term for when a situation or topic is either suspicious or untrue.

You sure of dis tin wey you dey talk so? Dis matter get k-leg.

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Jola

This depends on the context. Jola can be someone's clan name if you are Xhosa. 

It can also mean dating, see ukujola or mjolo.

NdinguJola, Mphankomo...

Jola wena, you will see the consequenses. 

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Ikati ilele eziko

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.

Grandma had to send the kids back to their mothers because ikati ilele eziko.

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Olosho

Prostitute, escort

"That girl na olosho." Meaning "That girl is a prostitute"

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Tokantsa

Is to buy WEED, this term started in Mamelodi now is a common word around Pitori.

Bro, Vraiza ujike ko Jeff uTokantse baart

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Shiri

A bird

Hona shiri
Meaning: Look at that bird

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