A term Xhosa people use to refer to those small cellphones with no internet. Those phones you just use for calls and sms. They call it lepopotane in SePitori.
Example
Yho mntase I saw his tilili hidden in the spare wheel of his car. Caba he didn't want me to see that he uses it for his hoes.
Cyril Ramaphosa is the current president of the Republic of South Africa.
Example
We are calling for Cyril Ramaphosa to answer for his Phala Phala farm saga.
Ganja is a widely used term to refer to weed or marijuana.
Example
I'm gonna go home and smoke some ganja.
A widely used noun and verb for an outdoor ‘barbecue’ where meat is cooked over a fire or coal. A braai is a popular social event in South Africa and even has its own dedicated public holiday, known as National Braai Day, which coincides with Heritage Day celebrated annually on September 24.
Example
Let's go buy some beer and some meat for tonight's braai.
Isithembu is the practice of marrying multiple wives (Polygamy).
Example
Isithembu is becoming popular again in South Africa.
(especially of a woman) the state of having a very small or no nyash, in a way that makes one ugly or unattractive.
Example
Most Ugandan girls are facing rejection due to their nyashlessness. bumlessness
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