Browse African Slang

Magazine d'actualité (News magazine)

Bénin fort (Benin standing)

Bénin qui avance (Benin on the move)

Bénin découvert (Benin revealed)

Bénin pour toujours (Eternal Benin)

Béninois d'origine (Native Beninese)

Béninois partout (Beninese of the world)

Fier d'être béninois (Beninese and proud)

100% Béninois (Beninese to the end)

Bénédiction (Blessing)

Bénédiction (Blessing)

Bénédiction des ancêtres active (Active ancestral blessing)

Bénédiction des aînés (Elders' blessing)

Prière du matin (Morning blessing)

Nuptial blessing

Parental blessing

Bénédiction reçue (Received blessing)

Grâce particulière (Special blessing)

Bénédiction de Dieu (God's blessing)

Recevoir la bénédiction (Receive blessing)

Bénéfice (Profit)

Gain (Benefit/gain)

Bénéfice/profit (Profit)

Bénéfice du jour (Daily profit)

Bénéfice mince (Thin profit)

Profit net

Bénévolat fait (Volunteering done)

Boire en Baoulé (To drink in Baoulé)

Animaux maigres

Bétail nomade (Nomadic livestock)

Bétail sacré (Sacred livestock)

Santé du bétail

Bétail-marché (Livestock market)

Obrigado em Balanta (Thank you in Balanta)

Festa Balanta (Balanta feast)

أحبك (I love you)

Criança em Papel (Child in Papel)

Criança em Balanta (Child in Balanta)

Beer (from “Bock” beer) and local slang for beer bottle.

Means 'You came back, huh?' Often used when you see someone again unexpectedly, kind of like 'Oh, you're back (despite e...

Literally 'you are stubborn.' Often exclaimed jokingly or in slight frustration when someone persists despite being told...

Bouillie de maïs (Corn porridge)

Beaucoup en Dioula (A lot in Dioula)

Excrement, merde (Excrement, shit)

Très gros (Very big)

Bõe (What - Mooré)

Bon (Good - French)

Bõnde (Why - Mooré)

Rio e distrito próximo (River and nearby district)

Bũmb-id-yĩnga (United we stand)