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Dala Die Nommer

VERB PHRASE

Pronounced in Kaaps: /DALA-dee-NOH-muh/ (“nommer” rhymes with “normal”.)

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MEANING

Dala Die Nommer is a command in Cape Town gang culture urging someone to execute an instruction, duty, or task without delay or questioning. It insists that the recipient perform what is required of them immediately.

The word dala means “to do” or “to carry out an action.”

It originates from the Xhosa word dala, which means “to create” or “to bring into existence.”

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