Durban has a whole language of its own. Its pretty much Indians who run the show there with this kinda of slang, but here is a simple attempt (if not long) to decode what they are actually saying.

CHAROU VOCAB:

lucker – nice

meet up – see you later

cherrie – girl

stekkie – girl

outie – boy

ou – person

lightie – child

garner – child

tune – tell / talk

whatkind – hello

vye – go

skrik – frightened

byzad – frightened

span – a lot of

dala – fight

speech – fight

moor – hit

smaak – like

bru – brother

sissie – sister

ma – mother

bullie – father

cuzzie – cousin

dop – alcohol

skafe – smoke

zol – marijuana

babalas – drunk

cab – car

pozie – house

pozie upon a pozie – double story house

dos – sleep

charou – indian

bruino – coloured

vet – white

madher – good / nice / dumb ass

boppa – tell on / told on

graph – work

Chassie – Chatsworth

Durbs – Durban

waarheid – for true?

waar – true

100′s – excellent

naaring – smell

klere – clothes

swak – nothing / shame

cameway – lets go

red – angry

plek – place

crown – money

shot – thanks

exseh – used at the end of any sentence

28 – gay

morphe – gay

happy – gay

smiling – drunk

jol – party

bra – friend

chommie – friend

blay – live

march – walk

roti o / bread o – hindi person

porridge o – tamil person

slum o – muslim person

hot cross – christian

darkie o – african person

kickdown – run

soek – look

sny – look in a funny way

dagga – mud mixed with water / marijuana

number – song

jigga – fool around with

CHAROU PHRASES:

warrhapened – what happened?

hit a march – take a walk

pull a job – steal something

dala a thing – do something quickly

organise a thing there – get something done

in a quiet style – do something in a quiet way without being noticed

catch a drop – fall

dala a move – do a trick

light a thing / pour a thing – organise the alcohol or ciggarette

meet up in da timingz – see you soon