Achalume

🇲🇼 Malawi

Guys; gents (casual plural for men) (Origin: Chichewa)

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Aise

🇲🇼 Malawi

A common 'Hey you!' or 'Yo!' used to get someone's attention (comes from English 'I say!'). It's a friendly callout amon...

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Aise (Ayise/Ase)

🇲🇼 Malawi

“Hey you!” – used to get a stranger’s attention (like “yo!”) (Origin: Chichewa (from English “I say!”))

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Ana a Dad

🇲🇼 Malawi

“Daddy’s kids” – spoiled rich kids (Origin: Chichewa-English slang)

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Little by little; gradually" (Chichewa)

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Anti tiwo

🇲🇼 Malawi

A derogatory term for a homosexual man (slur) (Origin: Chichewa slang)

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Anyamata a boma

🇲🇼 Malawi

City boys; streetwise youths (literally “boys of the town”) (Origin: Chichewa slang)

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Asaaa!

🇲🇼 Malawi

Exclamation of disbelief or “Yeah (right!”)

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Asi

🇲🇼 Malawi

Dude, guy (casual address to a male (Origin: like “bro”))

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Atopa

🇲🇼 Malawi

Fed up; tired" (Chichewa)

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Ayise

🇲🇼 Malawi

Alternative spelling of 'Aise' - A common 'Hey you!' or 'Yo!' used to get someone's attention.

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Azimayi

🇲🇼 Malawi

Ladies, women folk (plural (Origin: respectful))

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Azungu

🇲🇼 Malawi

Foreigner – especially a white or light-skinned person (Origin: Chichewa (from Swahili “mzungu”))

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