1. mew
2. Frans (not French or the name)
3. bompies
4. gimba
5. nwata
And where did "voertsek" and "kwaito" originate from?
2007-02-05 21:04:03 · 4 answers · asked by Porgie 7 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ South Africa
Mew is short for music.
Frans is the term given to a dubious character/ thief.
A bompie is similar to a "bunnylick" - a small plastic sachet filled with a sweet almost Kool Aid like liquid. You bite the corner off and suck it like a bunnylick.
A Giemba is a greedy person or used to denote greed. Mostly used in connection with food. "You are giemba for a bunny chow." or "You are a giemba."
A nwata is someone who acts like an idiot/ a stupid/malicious person. The term nwata can also be used to denote something of inferior value. A fake Rolex would be a nwata watch. An action can be a nwata action or a person can be a nwata.
Apparently voertsek is derived from a Dutch phrase "voort seg ik (forward say I)"
Kwaito started of in the 1990's and is an amalgam of a number of different rhythms from marabi of the 1920s, kwela of the 1950s, mbaqanga/maskhandi of the hostel dwellers, bubblegum music of the 80's, and Imibongo (African praise poetry). These traditional forms have been fused with modern elements of hip hop, house, dub and jazz elements to form a hybrid which lopes along at a speed somewhere inbetween house and hip hop tempos.
The word Kwaito is derived from the Afrikaans word kwaai, which translates to "angry" in English. The language of Kwaito is Isicamtho, South African township slang. Isicamtho is a modernised version of tsotsitaal. Tsotsitaal is derived from the flaaitaal of the 1920s slums and mensetaal (People's language) of the 1940s and 1950s. This language is made up of Afrikaans and a mixture of all other vernacular languages.
2007-02-05 22:12:53 · answer #1 · answered by Ni Ten Ichi Ryu 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
LOL, I di not know any of the terms. One thing however, us South Afrikans speak such a ricj and great language. The diversity is mind boggling. A friend of mine who grew up in Westbury, uses Afrikaans words that I have never heard before!
2007-02-05 23:50:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
howzit my bra.
1. mew - music ( i think)
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
5. nwata - rubbish or junk (thats a nwata car)
"voertsek" originates from "voer se ek" ( get out of the way )
dont know where kwaito comes from.
2007-02-05 21:41:07 · answer #3 · answered by Marsattack 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow, that's a good question! Sorry man, I have no idea!
2007-02-05 21:07:30 · answer #4 · answered by -♦One-♦-Love♦- 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋