Browse African Slang

Basga (Mask)

Hafla kabira (Big party)

Sherehe kubwa (Big party)

Bash (Party)

Rajul muhim (Important man/boss)

Originally “pasha,” now used playfully to mean “boss” or “sir” when addressing a male peer.

Sebaka sa ho noa joala / Tavern (Place to drink alcohol / Tavern)

Malo suguya, ɲɔ dumuni (Type of rice, corn food)

Bashiki (Sisters-in-law)

Bus (Bus - Swahili)

Basi/gari kubwa la abiria (Bus/big passenger car)

A handy Chichewa word meaning 'enough' or 'that's it/just that.' It's used to conclude something, or to say 'only that'....

Passenger bus

Ɔwɔ, tiɲɛ don (No problem, it's true)

Adi jiddan (Very ordinary)

Mali bazin, tissu malien (Mali bazin, Malian fabric)

Basketball shoes

Basket (Woven container)

Basket (Basketball)

Basket (Basketball)

Kulunga tinkhamba (Making baskets)

Basketball

ቅርጫት ኳስ/ቅርጫት ኳስ (Kirchat kwas) - basketball

የቅርጫት ኳስ ሜዳ/የቅርጫት ኳስ ሜዳ (Yekirichat kwas meda) - basketball court

Escasez de canchas de básquet (Basketball court shortage)

Invasión del básquetbol (Basketball invasion)

Basketball en hausse (Basketball rising)

Mchezo wa kikapu (Basket game)

Basketball (Basketball)

Sneakers

Chaussures de sport (Sneakers)

Basketteur (Basketball player)

Onions

Low frequency sound

Sauti ya chini (Low sound)

Espírito protetor Papel (Papel protective spirit)

Animaux de ferme (Farmyard)

Bassine (Basin)

Ennuyer (To pester)

Dança tradicional (Traditional dance)

Bastos (Upscale neighborhood)

Slang for enjoyment (literally “duck,” but used to mean having a good time, maybe from *kubataa* playfully).

Rivalidad Bata-Malabo (Bata-Malabo rivalry)

Bendición de playa de Bata (Bata beach blessing)

Chico de Bata, persona del continente (Boy from Bata, mainland person)

Humor seco de Bata (Dry Bata humor)

Ruta entre ciudades principales (Route between main cities)

Quit it / stop doing that.

Constant battle

Potatoes