Sophiatown Lingo
Jozi – Johannesburg
Jozi – Johannesburg
Kwela – Street Music based on the penny whistle
Pathe Pathe – Touch touch, dance form generated by kwela
Pathe Pathe – Touch touch, dance form generated by kwela
Odin – popular cinema in Sophiatown
Dolly Rathebe – Famous 50’s J singer and film actress
Bra’- Brother
Bra’- Brother
Ousie – Woman
Tjerrie – Girl
Laanie – Leader
Kleva – Cityslicker, Wiseguy
Outie – Gangster
Jaapies – Police
Mang – Prison
Bozza – Boss
Shebeen – Informal bar often run by a woman
Shebeen – Informal bar often run by a woman
Buckshot Mbamba – Traditional beer served in Spophiatown
ShebeensMotsie – Girlfriend
Ginger Cakes – Police
Smaak Djou – Like/Love you
Mqombothi – Shebeen beer
Tsotsi – Gangster
Shuga – Money
Amerikana – Sophiatown gang who wore American-styled clothing
Makeba – Miriam Makeba, a jazz diva famous in Sophiatown
Asihambi – We will not move
Moegoe – Greenhorn
Moegoe – Greenhorn
St Louis – Black and white tone shoes
Tchee my bietje koek daa – Give me a drink