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Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Isncamtok

[n] [nd] money

Eg. 1. Ngiyakubona isncamtok siyakuvuma. [ I see, everyday you are getting richer and richer.]

E.g. 2. Indoda le iyazimaka ngenxa yescamtok sayo. [ Dude feels proud because of the money he has.]

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Benjamins

[n] [eng] cash

E.g. 1. Harare people hustle 4 da benjamins. [Harareans know how to make money]

E.g. 2. Its ol bout da benjamins. [Its all about making money]

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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Maputi

[n] [sh] Less money

E.g. 1. Maticha arikushandira maputi chaiwo. (Teachers are working for peanuts.)

E.g. 2. Yafa yakaloader, dhiri rabudisa maputi shamwari. (it was a loss, the deal brought nothing.)

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Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Staxxx

[n] [eng] Money. Cash.

E.g. 1. Got the staxxx? (Did you get the cash?)

E.g. 2. Got busted for sticking up staxxx. (I got arrested for stealing money)

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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Twita

[n] [sh] Trillion

E.g. 1. Zimbabwe yakaoma, takambobata matwita wena. (Zimbabwe is amazing, we once held trillion dollars.)

E.g. 2. Bhazi rakambosvika paten twita kuenda kwaMutare. (Bus fare was once ten trillion to Mutare.)

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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Bhidha

[n] [sh] Billion

E.g. 1.Mazuva aye anga ari ma one, account yangu yaive nebhidha point chakuti. (Those days it was something else, my account had a billion and something)

E.g. 2. Kuburna mari kwakatipa mabhidha akawanda. (Burning money gave us many billions)

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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Mita

[n] [sh] Million

E.g. 1. Chese chawabata mushelf mita point. (Everthing on the shelves range from a million and something.)

E.g. 2. Muvhet uyu akakanda chiparty chakacosta mita yemaUSA. (This white guy threw a party that cost a million $US

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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Thaza

[n] [sh] Thousand

E.g. 1. Chibhanzi chako chinokwana thaza five here? (Does your money amount to one thousand five hundred?)

E.g. 2. Muno mazuva ano nethaza unobata kavuzh kako. (These days you can get a car for a thousand dollars.)

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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Waya

[n] [sh] Hundred

E.g. 1. Ndakabata waya hafu. (I got a hundred and fifty.)

E.g. 2. Verenga mawaya waya kusvika yakwana thaza. (Count hundreds till you get a thousand.)

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Monday, October 12th, 2009

Choboka

[adj] [sh] Broke. Peniless

E.g. 1. January disease yandisiya ndakachoboka. (January expenses have left me broke)

E.g. 2. Anogara akachoboka nekuda kwehunhu hwake. (His character makes him broke all the time)

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