A large working-class suburb in south-west Durban, created in the 1960s under apartheid as an Indian group area, the largest such township until the establishment of Phoenix in north Durban.
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Let's go see my bro in Chatsworth
Tanzania's bustling port city and gateway to Zanzibar.
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Dar es Salaam's Kariakoo market is the busiest in East Africa.
This refers to a chewing gum or bubble gum. It was borrowed from a popular brand by the same name.
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Can I have some Chappies, my breath doesn’t smell nice after smoking.
Mambo is a versatile Swahili word that can be used in various contexts. It’s a casual greeting among friends, akin to saying “What’s up?".
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Friend 1: Mambo (What's up)
Friend 2: Poa (Cool)
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I would kill a nigga for oledi.
Isjumbane is a weapon used in prison to beat a person up. It is a snooker (pool) ball put inside a sock or a metal cup hooked in a belt.
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They broke his teeth when they were beating him up with a sjumbane.
Ballie is a Term in Mzansi that refers to an old man or a father.
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I met this other ballie yesterday and he gave me some good dating advice.
A colloquial term to greet someone, synonymous with "hello",”hi”, “hey”.
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Eita my brother, dintshang?
A Hlubi word for you are talking nonsense.
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Me: Gombo means "a newly developed area. It is the name given by the Xhosas to the City of East London after its foundation in 1836"
You: That is gibberish.
Me: uyarhubha.
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