Browse African Slang

Avoir des courbatures (Have body aches)

Avoir une bonne affaire (Have a good deal)

Avoir une retenue (Get detention)

Libéré Madagascar / Liberated Madagascar

Dog

Nuage (Cloud)

Bom dia em changana (Good morning in Changana)

Palabre/discussion (Discussion)

Elder learning technology

TikTok grandma

Influencer grandmother

Clôture (Fence)

Clôture (Fence)

Vêtement (Clothing)

Tisserand (Weaver)

Machine à coudre (Sewing machine)

أو - Or

አዋቂ/አዋቂ (Awaki) - knowledgeable

Jeu traditionnel africain (Traditional African game)

Tuzo ya Reddit (Reddit award)

Prize giving/Honor event (Awards event)

Tuzo/zawadi (Awards/prizes)

Cerimônia de prêmios (Awards ceremony)

واعي دائماً (Always aware)

اويرنس (Awareness)

አዋሽ/አዋሽ (Awash)

Absent (Away)

Match à l'extérieur (Away game)

Bite your tongue

አውደ አመት/አውደ አመት (Awde amet) - new year celebration

Chien (Dog)

Oui (Yes)

Oui (Yes)

Friendly greeting to a group of guys.

An enthusiastic greeting or expression of agreement, like 'cool!' or 'right on!' Originally Cape Coloured slang, caught ...

Friendly exclamation used as a greeting or to show approval, similar to saying 'hey' or 'cool'.

Dumelang bana / Hello children

Nawa mukwetu wanye (Hello my friend)

An enthusiastic greeting or expression of agreement, like 'cool!' or 'right on!' Originally Cape Coloured slang, caught ...

A casual greeting and exclamation of excitement among friends. "Aweh" (also spelled awe) is like saying "hey" or "cool,"...

أول - First

اول النهار (Early morning)

أول إمبارح - Day before yesterday

Day before yesterday.

أول ما - As soon as

Nyumba kwa Kiturkana (Home in Turkana)

Boy (Afar)

Maladroit, gênant (Awkward)

A free gift or windfall – 'awoof' is something gotten easily without effort. The full saying is 'awoof dey run belle' me...

Grandfather (Somali)