One of the slang words we used the most as kids was the verb ho faqa, to fight. The standard Sesotho word is ho loana. Thabiso o rata ho loana (Thabiso likes to fight). I had never linked that popular slang verb ho faqa to the old noun lifaqane, until a friend’s grandma used the slang verb and went on to explain to us that it was in fact a very old word. If you’re learning to speak Sesotho, always remember that in Lesotho “li” is pronounced “dee” as in “deep.”

ho loana (v.)
nntoa (n.)

ho faqa (slang v.)
lifaqane (old n.)