Glossary

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brada - friend

Gramei - liked

stoned - drugged

rambar - assault

Maningue – a lot

pitas - women

Condom - condom

Perar - have sex

scene - thing

Xibar – hand over to the police

bro – friend

shit - leave

Charo – Cannabis sativa cigarette

Lalilas – football

Piteu - food

Bleizar - smoke

Nana – woman

Nigga – young, lad

Ya - yes

Cox - little

Ta - this

Bake – Cannabis

Mbangue

pah - epah

tako - money

Mbongolos – donkeys

full - a lot

place – home

djobar - work

bazaar - go

Time – time, hour

Ferar - sleep

Varlar - steal

Biz - want

Ket – crazy, drugged, drunk

Buma – Cannabis Sativa

wing - chain

pitas - women

Tai – cocaine scraps

Comeke - how are you

Cell – phone

pretty bullet

Cat – beautiful woman

plate - bus

Dzucar – feel afraid

job – work

girl - woman

dialects

Ungani Hembela – lying

Wene - you

Famba - go

Huda - eat

Vona - see

Mwina - you

Khombela - ask


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