Category: Languages
Isidubada is an informal Xhosa dialect where you add a “d” after every sound. For example “Molweni” would be “modolwedenidi”.
Example
Zikhona Sodlaka spoke isidubada in an episode of Gqeberha the Empire.
Fanagalo or Fanakalo is an informal language mainly spoken in mines across South Africa. It is composed of frequently corrupted elements of the Nguni languages, English and Afrikaans.
Example
I knew they were Zama zamas because I heard them speaking Fanagalo.
A SePitori word meaning "something"
Example
"Ako botse ane deng mfanaka"
"Let me tell you something buddy"
Example
I proudly speak Afrikaaps.
Example
I thought I knew Afrikaans until I went to the Cape Flats and heard what they call Kaaps/Afrikaaps.
A figurative term used by South African students when they plan to create a WhatsApp group and share test questions.
Pedi is a South African language spoken by a group of people known as the Marota/Bapedi.
Example
I am a proud Pedi.
IsiXhosa is a Nguni language that is spoken in South Africa and some parts of Zimbabwe. It is the language with the clicks.
Example
Ndithetha isiXhosa ekhaya.
I speak Xhosa at home.
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