Question: is mzansi an english word?
Answer: Mzansi is a colloquial name for South Africa. ... The word “(u)mzansi” does not mean south in Zulu. Rather, the root “-zansi” may refer to a coastal region or low country, a person from there – or the south-east wind, among other things (Doke & Vilakazi 1972: 887-888).