South African slang is a beautiful mess. At first, it sounds like everyone’s just making up words on the spot – and they kind of are. But once it clicks, you’ll find yourself throwing out “eish” and ...
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Even though English is South Africa's official first language, many World Cup visitors may find it hard navigating the local lingo, a bewildering mixture of Afrikaans, Zulu ...
Standup comedian Jacques Silvère Bah, known as Le Magnific, played with French and African words and accents at a humor festival in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, in February. Arlette Bashizi for The New York ...