tsotsitaal
Britishnoun
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Origin of tsotsitaal
C20: from Nguni tsotsi thug + Afrikaans taal language
Example Sentences
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While kwaito's main language was initially Tsotsitaal, it is now performed in nearly all of South Africa's languages and dialects.
From The Guardian
The group are a spaza rap crew – the name comes from spaza shops, general stores prevalent in township areas – and rap in a mixture of Xhosa, Sotho, English and the street language known as Tsotsitaal.
From The Guardian
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