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South African Idioms & Their Meanings

Idiomatic expressions from South Africa’s languages — the colourful phrases whose meaning is more than the sum of their words. Each is translated and explained.

Zulu Idioms

11 idioms (isiZulu)

Xhosa Idioms

7 idioms (isiXhosa)

Afrikaans Idioms

31 idioms (Afrikaans)

Sesotho Idioms

11 idioms (Sesotho)

Setswana Idioms

4 idioms (Setswana)

Xitsonga Idioms

4 idioms (Xitsonga)

Tshivenda Idioms

2 idioms (Tshivenda)

siSwati Idioms

2 idioms (siSwati)

Sepedi Idioms

4 idioms (Sepedi)