Yoh: A popular South African interjection, which the OED traced to 1855. It comes from two South African languages: Afrikaans and isiXhosa and is defined as "a cry or exclamation used to express ...

and it was later absorbed into South African English through Afrikaans. Seshweshwe (from 1956) and shweshwe (from 1973) are terms borrowed from Southern Sotho. They refer to a type of printed cotton ...

No, these are not grammatical errors - this is a sentence comprising South African ... or shweshwe: This comes from Southern SeSotho and refers to a "type of printed cotton fabric, originally ...

Toiles du Sud is inspired by the iconic French Toiles de Jouy print — a fabric design that ... we see the rich influences of South African textiles, such as bold shweshwe prints, skilfully ...

When someone asks if “you are coming with” to establish whether you are joining an activity or event, it’s a sure-fire sign they hail from this great Mzansi of ours. Try saying that elsewhere in the ...

South African slang is as vibrant and expressive ... African English through Afrikaans. Seshweshwe (or shweshwe) – A type of printed cotton fabric, originally dyed indigo but now available ...

“Yoh in South African English is a cry or exclamation used ... Sanskrit.” Seshweshwe and Shweshwe refer to “a type of printed cotton fabric, originally dyed with indigo but now available in various ...

Here are five timeless African textile patterns that continue to mesmerize admirers across the globe. Hailing from Ghana, ...