Browse African Slang

Mchezo wa kibao (Board game)

Baobab (Baobab tree)

Domination Baoulé (Baoulé domination)

Rap en Baoulé (Baoulé rap)

Influence de la culture Baoulé (Baoulé cultural influence)

Sound effect meaning slap/hit; also "exactly".

Ho bapala hanyane / To bapala hanyane

Baptism (Baptism)

Christian initiation lessons (Religious preparation)

Cerimônia religiosa de batismo (Religious baptism ceremony)

Baptême (Baptism celebration)

Baptême église

Group baptism

Baptême luxueux (Lavish baptism)

Grand baptême (Grand baptism/naming ceremony)

Baptême organisé (Baptism organized)

Baptême joyeux (Joyful baptism)

Cérémonie de nomination (Traditional naming ceremony)

Cérémonie de nomination élégante (Chic traditional naming)

Grocer

Cow

Nigerian street slang for money, particularly a lot of it. To "get bar" means to have plenty of cash. The term likely co...

Bar (Bar)

Bar/mahali pa vinywaji (Bar/drinks place)

Bar VIP (VIP bar)

Kaunta ya bar (Bar counter)

Bar dansant (Dance bar)

Bar dansant

Bar ambiance (Atmosphere bar)

Bar cheio (Full bar)

Travail, boulot (Work, job)

Phrase meaning outside the network, used jokingly to describe someone who is unreachable or completely off-line

Barabara/njia kubwa (Highway/big road)

Route (Road) - Swahili

New road

Long road

Barafu/maji yaliyoganda (Ice/frozen water)

Ala ka dɛmɛ, bénédiction (God's help, blessing)

بارك الله فيك (God bless you)

Enough or stop; carries divine connotation from 'blessing' - when someone says 'baraka', they're invoking a spiritual bo...

بركة Bénédiction (Blessing)

Baraka (Blessing - Arabic/Dioula)

Baraka (Blessing)

Bénédiction divine (Divine blessing)

بركة عليك - كفاك (enough from you)

May God bless you (Arabic)

بارك الله (God bless)

Bénédiction familiale

Bénédiction ultime (Ultimate blessing)

Many blessings