Can anyone teach me any zulu slang??

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Can anyone teach me any zulu slang??

Answer 1

Here are just a few, and although they are from the Web, I vouch for them as I live in SA myself

Zulu is a Very complicated language, to learn, write and pronounce. I tried to learn it but, alas, had to give up!

I list a few cool sites at the bottom:

chana - my mate (from Zulu, 'my nephew'); umshana

dagga - marijuana (has become a mainstream word in South African English)

donga - ditch of the type found in South African topography. (From Zulu, "wall"; this has become a mainstream word for such a feature.)

eish! - an interjection expressing resignation

fundi - expert (from Nguni 'umfundisi' meaning teacher or preacher) - used in mainstream South African English

gogga - bug (from Khoikhoi xo-xon, creeping things, here the g is pronounced like ch in Scottish loch)

gogo - grandmother, elderly woman (from Zulu, ugogo)

haw! - expression of disbelief

hhayibo! - wow! (from Zulu, 'definitely not')

indaba - conference (from Zulu, 'a matter for discussion'); has become a mainstream word in South African English

inyanga - traditional herbalist and healer (compare with sangoma)

jova - injection, to inject (from Zulu)

laduma! - a popular cheer at soccer matches, "he scores!" (literally: "it thunders", in Zulu)

lekgotla - planning session, or strategy (used mostly in official government papers, but even in papers written in English)

muti - medicine (from Zulu umuthi) - typically traditional African

Mzansi - South Africa (uMzantsi in Xhosa means "south")

EDIT: Even my dog's name is "Zulu" (because he is as brave as a Zulu "impi" or warior! ;-)

Your biggest problem will lie in pronouncing the "g", a very throaty sound.. like "gogga" above

I cant even write it phonetically! The Scotish "Loch" is best example.

However "gogo" is a soft "g" as in " bogg" and the "o" as in   "lord"

Answer 2

Why slang not a proper one???????

Answer 3

ah man i cant even remember any =( thatjust made me sad thinking about it now