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23: Word of the Day: Umkhaba (Pot belly)

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Melusi's phrase of the day today is the (Umkhaba) which means, to have a 'Pot belly'. Find out how to use the word in episode 23 of Melusi's Everyday Zulu.
10 Oct 2018 Zulu South Africa Language Learning · Education

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