African Slang Words Starting With "A"

Audience (Audience)

Court hearing

Croissance d'audience (Audience growth)

Session tribunal (Public hearing)

Audio (Song recording)

Feo / Audio

Contenu audio (Audio content)

Money that is just for show or talk but may not exist in reality. The phrase became popular to call out people who flaun...

Spoken book (Spoken book)

Free music platform (Music streaming)

Audiomack (Audiomack)

Audit (Audit) - French

Financial review period | Finansiële hersien tydperk

Checker

Augmentation de salaire (Salary increase)

Fampiakarana karama / Augmentation (Raise / Increase)

Réalité augmentée partout (Augmented reality everywhere)

Lição / classe (Lesson / class)

Aumento (Raise)

U-anti / Udadewabo kamama (Aunt / Mother's sister)

Not only for relatives; in Uganda you might address any adult woman as “Auntie” and man as “Uncle” politely.

Aunt/older woman (Aunt/older woman)

Older woman (Any older female)

Shangazi (Aunt)

Aunty (Aunt/older woman)

Umwuka umuntu atwara (Energy someone carries)

Énergie positive (Positive aura)

Mosadi, kgaitsadi (Woman, sister)

Desert town (Remote settlement)

Ngoaneso oa basali / Kgaitsedi (Sister / Female sibling)

Aussi (Also)

Auteur (Author)

اوثنتك (Authentic)

Authentic self (True self)

Vreman ou (Authentic self)

اوثنتك سلف (Authentic self)

صوت أصيل (Authentic voice)

Authenticity

Marina maoderina / Modern authenticity

Originalité gardée (Preserved authenticity)

Authenticité totale (Pure authenticity)

Vérification identité (Authentication)

Authentic

A young man or lad (from Sotho *buti*, brother). (Origin: Tsotsitaal, Sotho)

Authi (So/Then)

Authorization (Permission)

Umakhanikha wagesi (Electric mechanic)

Ema-parts emoto (Car parts)

Kulungisa imoto (Fixing car)

Travailleur indépendant (Self-employed)