Used clothes; pre-owned clothing and shoes (from abroad)
Example
Please buy me dokafleh sneaker
Iām Xhosa, isidovela is a meal where rice is cooked with potatoes in the same pot. You mix it until it kinda looks like pap. You also have to add Spice for rice or Rajah to make it yellow.
Example
Today I am cooking isidovela.
Bloemfontein (familiarly known as "Bloem") is the capital city of the Free State province and the judicial capital of South Africa. Positioned in the geographical heart of the country, it serves as a critical transport and cultural hub. The city is affectionately nicknamed "The City of Roses" due to the abundance of rose bushes lining its streets and its annual Rose Festival
Example
I was born and bred in Bloemfontein.
It is not Xhosa but Zulu phrase meaning to disapprove an act. It goes together with phrases like, kahle no, musa bo, woza bo, mana no, etc
Example
Hhayi bo wnzani?
The Northern Cape is South Africa's largest province, with desert landscapes, wildlife and gemstones.
Example
I have never been to the Northern Cape.
Bafafta is a playful, modern Xhosa slang term used as an affectionate or emphatic collective address for women, friends, or peers, similar to saying "folks," "guys," or an exaggerated version of bafazi (women)
Example
Yho bafafta, Iām so drunk.
NMU (formerly known as NMMU) is Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. It is the University you go to when you get rejected at Rhodes.
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