Umjolo nyised

It's a Zulu word that describes that a person is emotionally damaged.


Umjolo nyised my friend



Mntase

My brother/my sister/my best friend/


Kunjani mntase nakugcina kudala



Bobo

Bobo is a Liberian slang term for a deaf person or even a senseless person.


Small more, you will be bobo.



Thandiwe

A Zulu name for a girl that means loved one or loved.
Means loved.


Ungothandiwe kakhulu .



Sister Betina

The South African National Anthem, written and performed by our very own, Mgarimbe.


They all lost their minds when Sister Betina started playing.



Nkandla

Nkandla is a town in the uThungulu district of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is the district where former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma is from.


I want to visit Nkandla this December.



Qlyv

Qlyv is a shortened version of "Ndiyaqala uyiva", a Xhosa term that means "it is my first time hearing about it".


Girl 1: I hear you are dating Thabo.
Girl 2: Qlyv



Lepopotane

A term in Sepitori that refers to those small cellphones with no internet. Those phones you just use for calls and sms. Xhosa people call it tilili


I use my lepopotane for my side chicks, and I make sure I hide it inside the spare wheel so that my main chick doesn't see it.



Matric

The last year of high school (grade 12).


I can't wait to do my matric.



6-9

A term that refers to the act of urinating or using the toilet.


This beer is making me 6-9 every 15 minutes.




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