edikieshan

  1. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Dzungu

    means to act and behave without any forethought and for this reason, people who have dzungu (also known as bvepfepfe or kubhabhauka) are very impulsive and most likely not to have any filter whatsoever. Obviously to have dzungu is a weakness because you don't want to provoke the wrong crowd...
  2. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Itsitsi Dzeyi Bere Kukumbira Kutamba Nevana Vembudzi?

    itsitsi dzeyi bere kukumbira kutamba nevana vembudzi? Literal translation: why is it compassionate for a hyena to ask to play with kids (i.e. juvenile goats). What it means: there is always something wrong when, for example, a repeat offender or an abusive person promises you they will make it...
  3. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    slang Smart yekukwereta

    smart yekukwereta (or smart rekukwereta) Definition: to wear expensive designer clothes that you have just borrowed from one of your rich friends, cousin, or neighbor. There some Zimbos do this as a means to look the part especially when they are going for an interview, attending a wedding, or...
  4. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Danda

    means a woman with little to no experience performing invigorating rhythms of passion (also known as chikapa chengwena in chiShona language) during lovemaking. And often they are more into vanilla sex. Note: in Zimbabwe, there are different opinions regarding whether it's okay for young women...
  5. Numero Uno

    Is there crony capitalism in the Republic of Zimbabwe?

    Does the current economic system in the Republic of Zimbabwe revolve around crony capitalism?
  6. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    slang Kudhomoka

    kudhomoka (or kuzeyeretsa in formal chiShona) means to act kinda weird or go extremely out of control often as a result of taking highly addictive drugs such as methamphetamine, cocaine, valium, marijuana, etc. There are of course other numerous Zim slang synonyms but some of them depend on...
  7. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Deh

    1: "there" (i.e., an adverb when you've gots to make reference to a place or location) 2: the verb "to be" (i.e., am, are, is, was, and were) Note: Deh ("day" or "de" if y'all wanna write it that way) can also be used just like the NPE linking verb dey. Example sentences Other phrases...
  8. Numero Uno

    Wetin suupanachral iejensi?

    Oandem kyan y'all hexpagorate suupanachral iejensi?
  9. Borrowdale Barron

    Shonglish yekuti SIM 2 and kurohwa baker's inn means what?

    What's the meaning behind Shonglish slang about kurohwa baker's inn or sim 2?
  10. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Fi

    means: "for", "to", "should", "ought to", "advise to fear for something/caution of harm". Examples Fi is also used in Patwah for possessive pronouns and these are listed below: JC 1st meaning 2nd meaning Fi mi Mine For me Fi yu Yours For you Fi wi Ours For us Fi dem Theirs For...
  11. Tafadzwa Twabam

    Is it true most Jamaicans can't read Patwah?

    Although many Jamaicans, that is, the ones born and bred there, (not the ones in the diaspora) are fluent and eloquent when it comes to speaking Patwah; I have heard on numerous occasions that many (but not all) Jamaicans are illiterate if given an entire article, or a short story written in...
  12. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Confam

    means: "confirm" Example usage:
  13. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Myuuziom

    means: "museum" Example usage
  14. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Dem

    means: " them", "themselves", "those", "they", "their", or the suffix "-s" Note: In World English to make most nouns plural you gotta add the suffix -s right at the end of a word. However, in Jamaican Creole the suffix -s on some words—not all of them—becomes dem right after whatchu tryna say...
  15. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Im

    means: "his", or "him" Example sentences Note: Im is also found in Jamaican Creole and it means "he", "him", "she", or "hers". E.g.
  16. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    For

    means: "yours", "that which belongs to you", "for", "in", "on", "into", "onto", or "should" Example sentences
  17. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Wey

    means: "where", "which", "who", or "whose" Okay, check out a few examples I've written for you below. Example sentences
  18. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Dey

    1: the verb "to be" (i.e., am, are, is, was, and were) 2: "to exist" 3: "they" (i.e., pretty much like same usage in AAVE) Example sentences Note: Yup, this is probably the most used word in pretty much any NPE convo. It is also used in JC. But either as de, day, dey, or deh. For...
  19. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Haffi

    means "have to, have got to, has to, must or should" Example sentences
  20. Nolwazi Kwayedza

    Edikieshan

    means "education" Example Different fields of study En Jc Science (e.g. scientist) Sayans (e.g. sayantis) Mathematics (e.g. mathematician) Matimatix (e.g. matimatishan) Engineering (e.g. engineer) Injinierin (e.g. injinier) Physics (e.g. physicist) Fizix (e.g. fizisis) Biology...
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