Browse African Slang

Vitafunwa vya dengu (Lentil snacks)

To bump/hit lightly (cars/people).

Liranta tse likete / R1000 (One thousand rand / R1000)

Motho ea matla / Strong guy (Strong person / Tough guy)

Ho sheba / Ho tadima (To look / To watch)

Bheka ngekuphansi (Look down/south)

Lalela la / Naka loku (Listen here / Check this out)

Stupid; dumb

Stupid animal

From English okay (bo). Bho means fine/good, and bholato or bho lakasana intensifies it to very good

Burp loudly.

Bhoza (Foreman/Boss)

Lion (metaphor for strong person).

Motho ea tahiloeng / Setaele (Drunk person / Drunkard)

Bhuti (Brother)

Aujourd'hui (Today)

Bi-bila (Son)

Environment

Bia/kinywaji cha kufurahisha (Beer/enjoyment drink)

Comida/Almoço (Food/Lunch)

Mambo ya pesa / hustle (Money matters / hustle)

Sea trade

Sea commerce

Harvest trade

Coffee trade

Foreign trade

Commerce de vanille (Vanilla trade)

Island trade

Bibi/mama (Madam/lady)

Bibi (Madam/wife - from Swahili)

Mariée (Bride)

Nyanya na babu (Grandmother and grandfather)

My grandmother

Bibiche (Doe/sweetie)

Beautiful dark-skinned girl (Beautiful dark-skinned woman)

መጽሐፍ ቅዱስ/መጽሐፍ ቅዱስ (Metshaf kidus) - Bible

Combo Biblia-juju (Bible-juju combo)

Mafundisho ya Biblia (Bible study)

Bible study excuse - Using church as excuse to meet someone

Biblia/kitabu cha dini (Bible/religious book)

Bible (Bible)

Online learning resources

Biblioteca (Library)

Library

Pen

Red pen (failing)

In Guinea-Bissau, as in Portugal, bicha means a queue/line. (It's completely innocuous here, unlike its meaning in Brazi...

Pegar carona, boleia (To hitchhike)

Malala vavy / Tiana (Female dear / Loved)

Terme affectueux (Term of endearment)