Kari

Ikari is a kasi term for a car.


Uthenge ikari ne dlala.
He bought a car and a house.



Ingwa

Chalk


How many chalks do you have?
Ufise Ingwa zingahe?



Jiva

Jiva is a kasi term for dancing. It can also be spelt as Jaiva.


Ey wena uyathanda uku jiva.
You like dancing



Simahla

A Xhosa term that means for nothing. Free; obtained without payment or difficulty.


Buy 1 drink and get the second one simahla.



Mfanaka

Mfanaka is a Sotho term that loosely translates to "my boy". It is used to mean my friend, my bro.


Eita, dintshang mfanaka?
How's it going, my boy.



Jozi

Jozi is a colloquial term for Johannesburg, the most populous city in South Africa.


I’m moving to Jozi.



Umoufia

Umoufia is a country in west Africa globally known as Ghana.
The name umoufia came into existence when a prophet in Ghana was revealing a doom prophecy over the country but didn’t want to mention the name Ghana due to the strict warning from the Inspector General of Police popularly known IGP Dampare.


1. Umoufia is a beautiful country.
2. There are so many tourist attractions in Umoufia



Gborku

Plenty; surplus; many


I get et gborkuWe have ri to our house gborku



Jollof boys

Jollof boys is a name given to Nigerian men in South Africa.


Who drives that Range Rover.
It's owned by this other Jollof boy who works in Hillbrow.



Congo

A Central African country with rainforests, the Congo River, and significant oil and timber resources.


Brazzaville, the capital of Congo, faces Kinshasa across the Congo River.




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