A landlocked country with rich natural resources but political instability, featuring rainforests and savannas.
Example
The Central African Republic has struggled with conflict despite its mineral wealth.
Plural: Amabhinca
Ibhinca is a Zulu person who practices their traditional Zulu culture, including wearing the traditional attire and listening to Maskandi
Ibhinca is a Zulu person who practices their traditional Zulu culture, including wearing the traditional attire and listening to Maskandi
Example
I had to act like I love Maskandi cause I was drinking with ibhinca.
A soccer skill/move where a player puts the ball in between another player's legs.
Example
Did you see that shibobo from Messi?
A large island nation with unique wildlife, vanilla production, and French cultural influences.
Example
Madagascar is home to lemurs found nowhere else on Earth.
Holy city of Mouride Sufism with the Great Mosque of Touba.
Example
Touba's Grand Magal pilgrimage attracts over 2 million visitors annually.
It's a SePitori word used to refer to garbage collectors.
Example
It's Wednesday today, bo rra madumbu ba tla.
A fictitious story or a tale. Like those tales you'd hear about from parents/teachers/friends or read when you were younger.
Example
"A man and his daughter were walking in the forest..."
Welele... inganekwane!
Tembisa or Thembisa is a large township situated to the north of Kempton Park on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa.
Johannesburg also known informally as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa. The city was established in 1886 following the discovery of gold on what had been a farm
Example
My friends from Johannesburg don't know anything about struggle.
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