What does hokaai in south africa mean?

Question

and also the "double aa" ??

Thank you

Answer 1

I live here and have never heard it spoken

Answer 2

Simply "stop".

Answer 3

sounds like "ok" but I have no idea what it means

There is a butchery with that name too - aparently its cheap

Answer 4

It means stop

Answer 5

Hokai, ha nou ,wag net 'n bietjie.

Stop ; wait ; stand still; Stop what you doing

Hokaai is Afrikaans

Hokai is more a black language

Answer 6

It means stop, and Afrikaans frequently uses a double  a in words.  Like, waai, kraai, saai, fraai, laai, daai, maai, oraait etc.

Answer 7

Wait for the chorus - then you will understand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3gJHgxWN...

Answer 8

It means "wait a bit". i.e. When someone does something wrong, you'll say "hokaai!", which means to stop or wait.