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The following slang words used in South African originated in other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and subsequently came to South Africa. bint – a girl, from Arabic بِنْت. Usually seen as derogatory. buck – the main unit of currency: in South Africa the rand, and from the American use of the word for the dollar.
The spoken word "Jambo" was once used as a greeting among traders of the Swahili coast of southeast Africa. [4] While less formal, it is in widespread use in East Africa and beyond. [5] While similar in use to the English word "hello," it really meant to come and settle one's affairs in the business sense.
How To Say ‘I Love You’ In 10 Different Languages Expressing love is an important matter in any language. Sorry to get sappy here, but love is something that transcends linguistic and cultural ...
Tsonga (/ ˈ (t) s ɒ ŋ ɡ ə / ⓘ (T)SONG-gə) or, natively, Xitsonga, as an endonym, is a Bantu language spoken by the Tsonga people of South Africa.It is mutually intelligible with Tswa and Ronga and the name "Tsonga" is often used as a cover term for all three, also sometimes referred to as Tswa-Ronga.
GhaPE is a variety of West African Pidgin English, signifying relationship with other regional pidgin varieties such as Nigerian Pidgin English. [22] Though some word formations are regional in GhaPE, words are also sometimes borrowed from other regional varieties.
A breed of dogs from West and North Africa; banana – West African, possibly Wolof banana; bongo – West African boungu; buckra – "white man or person", from Efik and Ibibio mbakara [3] chigger – possibly from Wolof and/or Yoruba jiga "insect" cola – from West African languages (Temne kola, Mandinka kolo) djembe – from West African ...
“When you say ‘I love you’ to another person, you make yourself vulnerable to hurt and rejection, and that doesn’t feel good,” says Terri Orbuch, PhD, ...
indaba – from Xhosa or Zulu languages – "stories" or "news" typically conflated with "meeting" (often used in South African English) japa – from Yoruba, "to flee" jazz – possibly from Central African languages From the word jizzi”. jenga – from the Swahili verb kujenga meaning "to build". [11] jive – possibly from Wolof jev