Sapa is the state of being broke or not having money or food at your disposal
Example
So finally Sapa don catch this guy
Guy sapa hold me like this no be lie
Example
Bakossi girls them over get big shithole
Isgaxa or isigaxa means Big news, like WOW, like Yhoo, like I don't believe it.
Example
Everyday is a new sgaxa, I've run out of haibos.
Sisekakeni is a general Xhosa phrase that means we are in trouble. It directly translates to "we are in shit" or "we are in deep shit"
Example
Friend: The petrol prices went up again.
Me: Sisekakeni
South Africa is a country on the southernmost tip of the African continent.
Example
I was born and bred in South Africa.
meaning shit that comes out of your anus (ndunu)
Example
have uyishlama wena.(you are shit)
siyaphuma ishlama lapho.(is the shit coming out there)
Somagwaza, is a rather mysterious, if not mythical, forefather who invented circumcision as a means of passage into manhood for Xhosa people.
Example
I'm sure you didn't know who Somagwaza was 😅
Illegal drinking place. In South Africa, it refers to unlicensed bars in Kasi and has become a mainstream word.
Example
I last saw him drinking Zamalek at the shebeen yesterday.
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