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What does Kiff mean in South Africa?
/ (kiːf) / adjective. Southern African slang excellent; cool.
What is Saffa slang?
A ” Saffa ” is a colloquial expression for a person from South African.
What is I love you in South Africa?
lief vir jou
Valentine’s Day: How to say “I love you” in all 11 official languages of South Africa: Afrikaans: Ek is lief vir jou or ek het jou lief. English: I love you (for those who were struggling).
What does Shem mean South Africa?
Shame / Shem Pronounced: sh-em. A much-used phrase to express all kind of emotions like sympathy, empathy, tenderness or regret.
What does yasis mean?
Hello
South African’s are very well aware of the popular slang word ‘Yasis’. But did you know that it means ‘Hello” (spelt Yassas) in Greek?
Are there British and American pronunciations of South African words?
Words associated with South Africa are given British and American pronunciations alongside the South African English pronunciation (s). Where a word is associated with an additional part of the English-speaking world, further pronunciations in the appropriate global variety of English are also given.
What is ‘white South African English’?
The pronunciations given are those in use among educated urban speakers of standard English in South Africa, broadly corresponding to the form often described as ‘General White South African English’. While avoiding strongly regionally or socially marked forms, they are intended to include the most common variants for each word.
Why do some South African vowels sound different from each other?
The symbols used for several of the South African vowels are less precise than their use in other varieties. For example, in some words the /ɪ/ vowel will sound closer to /ə/ whilst still being in a stressed syllable. Some vowels reflected as /ɒ/ may sound similar to /ɔː/ but significantly shorter.
What are the common Anglicized forms of African click sounds?
Similarly, African click sounds are shown as their common anglicized forms, highly variable but often as /g/, /k/ and/or /h/.