African Slang Words Starting With "A"

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Abanyagihugu (Nationals)

Abanyamahanga (Foreigners)

Abaraka (Thank you - Mandinka)

Abarundi bose (All Burundians)

Abasangwabutaka (Compatriots)

Abasaza (Brothers/men)

Abasumirizi (Wedding witnesses)

Abato (Young ones)

Abaturanyi (Neighbors)

Abavandimwe (Siblings)

Abavukanyi (Relatives)

عباية - Abaya

Abayaaye (Thugs/Criminals)

አባዬ/አባቴ (My father)

Originally refers to gang members or thugs in Accra, but it's also used to describe scam artists or hoodlums. If someone...

أب - Father

አባ/አባት (Father - Oromo)

Abd (Servant/slave)

አበባ/አበባ (Abeba) - flower

Style d'Abéché (Abeche style)

Please used to make polite requests

Please/I beg (Please)

Travailleur acharné (Hard worker) - metaphor

Abele junction - Plantain and beans combo

Abenegihugu (Citizens)

Palm‑nut soup.

Mwanamke kwa Kiturkana (Woman in Turkana)

አበሻ ልብስ/አበሻ ልብስ (Abesha libs) - traditional clothes

አበሻ ፕራይድ/የአበሻ ኩራት (Abesha pride)

ዓቢ/ትልቅ (Big - Tigrinya)

Isn't it or right? (Confirmation question)

A tag question meaning “right?” or “isn’t it so?”.

Rhetorical question if someone disappears and reappears after a long time (“you vanished like a ghost”).

Merci en Fang (Thank you in Fang)

Abidjan nocturne (Abidjan at night)

Habitant d'Abidjan (Abidjan resident)

Abyamnum (From Abiemnhom)

أبيليتي كولداون - انتظار القدرة (ability wait time)

Medicina tradicional (Traditional medicine)

Ritual abira (Abira ritual)

Abiria/wasafiri (Passenger/traveler)

قبل - Before

Before (Arabic-French)

Means “ma’am” or “miss,” used sarcastically to refer to a female friend acting bossy or teacher-like. Usage: Okay, abla ...

Abrir olho; ficar atento / To open eye; stay alert

Beignet de riz (Rice fritter)

Jeune fille en Baoulé (Young girl in Baoulé)

Corn flour bread

Rue (Street)