WATCH | Here's what Trevor Noah's hilarious Oscars Wakanda joke actually means
He spoke in Xhosa and local fans died of laughter

Trevor Noah may have got applause from the audience at the Oscars on Sunday night for his speech about Wakanda, but local fans were crying with laughter at the shade the comedian was actually throwing in a Xhosa-infused joke.
Trevor took to the Oscar's stage to present Black Panther as one of the Best Picture nominees at this year's award ceremony and mocked those who thought Wakanda may be a real place.
"Growing up as a young boy in Wakanda, I would see T'Challa flying over our village, and he would remind me of a great Xhosa phrase. He says 'abelungu abazi ubu ndiyaxoka' - which means 'In times like these, we are stronger when we fight together than when we try to fight apart'."
ππππ Mzansi youβve got to love this man Trevor Noah πππ€£ #Oscars2019 #oscars pic.twitter.com/DM39wj0wp4
— Say Something (@Azania_Mzansi) February 25, 2019
His "inspirational" story drew applause from those who did not understand Xhosa.
But those in Mzansi knew the actual translation was: 'White people don't know I'm lying'.
Local viewers watching the ceremony flooded social media accounts with reaction to the diss, making Trevor one of the most talked-about topics on Twitter.
All hail the biggest inside joke in Oscar history!
Trevor Noah speaking Xhosa at #Oscars might have put Black History month back on track. #WakandaForever pic.twitter.com/9wLjc0RCXX
— Britni Danielle (@BritniDWrites) February 25, 2019
trevor noah pulled off the biggest inside joke ever told ππΎππΎππΎ #oscars
— claire mawisa (@clairemawisa) February 25, 2019
Trevor deserves an Oscar just for this here πππ pic.twitter.com/RXNCosX93Q
— LORD π FOURTH (@Tswebedengs) February 25, 2019
trevor noah really trolled abelungu on their home turf i stan a legend pic.twitter.com/tOhsAGBtqS
— hobi hobiβ¨ (@outrojimiin) February 25, 2019
TREVOR NOAH SPEAKING IN XHOSA JUST GOT ME PREGNANT
— Jenna Wortham (@jennydeluxe) February 25, 2019
Trevor has VVIP pass to hell π©π€£ππ€£ππ€£ππ€£ππ€£ππππππ pic.twitter.com/sNXdJF22dp
— leratokganyago (@leratokganyago) February 25, 2019
Guys I can't stop laughing at this Trevor Noah ππππ #Oscars pic.twitter.com/7zBj9Glypu
— Joddy Pex (@APEXworld_) February 25, 2019
Trevor Noah is a boss. Had them clapping while he was roasting them πππ€£ pic.twitter.com/g9zwIzdaRT
— The Lord's Last Free Agent (@Vukanimia) February 25, 2019
Unfortunately Black Panther didn't walk away with the Best Picture award, but it was honoured with three awards.
It won in the Best Original Music Score, Best Costume Design and Best Production Design, in turn making history for two of the film's crew who were the first black winners in their category.
Ruth Carter won the costume design award, and Hannah Beachler shared the production design award with Jay Hart.
In her acceptance speech, Ruth said the accolade was a long time coming.
"This has been a long time coming. Marvel may have created the first black superhero but through costume design we turned him into an African king."
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