amapakati

Xhosa plural for a chief’s counsellors. The singular is ipakati. From pachatu an ancient Babylonia word for governor.


My ancestors were amapakati of Chief Ngqika.

amatile-tile

Xhosa plural for stratagems. It is actually just amatile. Singular is itile. The ti is pronounced like English tea and le as in French. From the Sanskrit kutila which appear in Xhosa as ukutila.


My car broke down on the way, I had to make amatile-tile to get here.

Agware

The meaning of Agware is meeting , an occasion where more than one person's meet for an important discussion


Let's schedule a time for our Agware

Awhire

Awhire is the name Urhobo people call Root of plants.


Go and uproot awhire for me

AGBARHA OTOR

Let us loss all of them


Agbarha ye vwiyo otor

ANCYL

The youth structures of the ANC, founded during the 1940s.


I used to be a member of the ANCYL.

Africtionary

Africtionary is an online dictionary dedicated to African slang. It aims to document and preserve the diverse and evolving language of the African continent.


I found the definition on Africtionary.

Abeg

Abeg simply means Please. Its a word derived from "I beg"


Abeg, give me money.

Amabhokobhoko

Amabhokobhoko is the name used to refer to the South African men's rugby team (Springboks).


I won't be available this weekend, I will be watching Amabhokobhoko.

ANC

The African National Congress, known as the ANC is a South African political party that is currently in power.


I would rather die than to vote for the ANC thieves.



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