Example
You no want this kpekus?
Unotshe is a Xhosa interjection that means never or can be used as "over my dead body". It is pronounced as uno-chair.
Example
I will not allow you to marry my daughter. Unotshe!
Mamboyi is a colloquial term for alcoholic beverage, Old Buck.
Example
I only drink Mamboyi when Iām in the bundus.
A Southeast African country with Indian Ocean coastline, recovering from civil war and rich in gas.
Example
Mozambique's Bazaruto Archipelago is known for its pristine beaches and diving.
Fede may be used to say "alright" or "okay" and it is mainly used that way in the southern townships of Johannesburg and many parts of Gauteng.
Example
Fede, I'll sort it out.
The indigenous name for the City of East London meaning the new farming area or new development. The name was given by the precolonial Xhosas to the City following its establishment after the Sixth Frontier War. Today it is mistakenly pronounced Gompo
owing to the Christianization of the Xhosa language by early African converts writers who owing to growing up in mission station could not comprehend Xhosa properly and had a habit of changing the spelling of Xhosa words they did not understand.
owing to the Christianization of the Xhosa language by early African converts writers who owing to growing up in mission station could not comprehend Xhosa properly and had a habit of changing the spelling of Xhosa words they did not understand.
Example
Going to East London?
Iām going to Gombo
Algeria's whitewashed capital with French colonial boulevards.
Example
Algiers' Casbah is a UNESCO-listed maze of Ottoman-era alleys.
Jomo is a name given to a kasi kid that has a big head. They are usually very good at football (like Jomo Sono)
Example
Did you see that goal by Jomo?
A chiller is the name given to a diehard fan of the popular South African podcast called Podcast and Chill with MacG.
Plural: Chillers
Plural: Chillers
Example
I never miss an episode of Podcast and Chill because I'm a true Chiller.
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