Table II.
Free-listing terms for female genitalia among Xhosa men and women
| Term | Translation | Language | Language type | Frequency | Average rank |
| Ikuku | Fat cake | Xhosa | Euphemism | 10 | 4.2 |
| Inyo | Vagina | Xhosa | Direct | 8 | 7.88 |
| Ibhentse | Hole | Xhosa | Slang or direct | 6 | 3.83 |
| Nosisi | Sister | Xhosa | Euphemism | 6 | 6 |
| Vagina | Vagina | English | Anatomical English | 5 | 1.2 |
| Igusha | Lamb or sheep | Xhosa | Euphemism | 2 | 5 |
| Inqgungqu | Baby | Xhosa | Slang | 2 | 8 |
| Itswele | Onion | Xhosa | Euphemism | 2 | 4.5 |
| Isibumbhu | Hole | Xhosa | Slang or direct | 1 | 8 |
| Ikomo zikatata | My father’s cows | Xhosa | Euphemism | 1 | 12 |
| Unocwaka | Quiet girl | Xhosa | Euphemism | 1 | 9 |