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tsotsitaal

/ ˈٲɔːٲɪˌɑː /

noun

  1. a type of street slang used by tsotsis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of tsotsitaal1

C20: from Nguni tsotsi thug + Afrikaans taal language
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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.

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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.

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