African Slang Words Starting With "A"

Alcoholism (Drinking problem)

Rev Aldabra (Aldabra dreams)

Global village

Creole form of French allez, meaning 'go on' or 'go ahead.' Often exclaimed as 'Ale!' to mean 'Come on, let's go!' or to...

Means 'leave it' or 'stop it' in Juba Arabic. An extremely common command in daily conversations

An informal 'go on, man!' or exclamation of disbelief (like 'get out!'). Creole speakers use 'Ale do!' to express amused...

Creole/French mix meaning 'to go flirt/chase girls' (from French gauler as slang for 'snag'). When guys say they're goin...

Casual for “I don’t have any” (from *yellébognim*). Teens use it to shrug off asking: Money? Alebba yene – I’m broke, du...

Alegria (Joy)

Felisidadi grandi (Felicidade grande) (Great happiness)

Joy strength

Alegria grande; muita felicidade / Great joy; much happiness

How

How are you (Ewe)

Expressão de louvor (Expression of praise)

Dinero de diezmo (Tithe money)

Refers to a bank SMS notification for deposits. In slang, 'I don get alert' means 'I've received the money.' It's the sw...

أليرت - Alert

Avertissement (Alert)

Avertissement collectif (Community alert)

Colourful local candy.

ألف مبروك - Congratulations

الف مبروك (Thousand congratulations)

A thousand congratulations

الف سلامة (Thousand healths)

Islamic cleric (Muslim priest)

Kose roupa (Coser roupa) (Tailor)

Alfajiri/wakati wa mapema (Dawn/early time)

الجيريا كلوز - الجزائر قريبة (Algeria is close)

Sistem (Algorithm)

Sistema automátiku (Sistema automático) (Algorithm)

Algoritme (Social media algorithm)

Social media system (Platform system)

Uburyo bwo kubara (Algorithm)

Sistema de recomendação (Recommendation system)

Mfumo wa TikTok (TikTok system)

Algorithm bi dafa change (The algorithm changed)

Social media system (Platform rules)

System rules (Algorithm)

Algorithme des réseaux (Social media algorithm)

Nizam computer (Computer system)

Tsela ea app / App way

Indlela i-app lesebenta ngayo (How the app works)

الغوريذم (Algorithm)

ألجوريزم - Algorithm

ألڭوريذم بليسد - مبارك الخوارزمية (algorithm favored)

Boost de l'algorithme (Algorithm boost)

Algorithm boost needed (Need visibility help)

Sanzman algoritm (Algorithm change)

Confusión de algoritmo (Algorithm confusion)