Browse African Slang

Bétail sacré (Sacred livestock)

Santé du bétail

Bétail-marché (Livestock market)

Obrigado em Balanta (Thank you in Balanta)

Festa Balanta (Balanta feast)

Dama la bëgg (I love you)

أحبك (I love you)

Bëgg-bëgg rek nga am (You just have desires)

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)

Bread, but used to mean money (daily bread) (Origin: Nouchi - Ivorian slang)

Très gros (Very big)

Buttocks (behind). Often used in comments on someone’s figure.

Bõe (What - Mooré)

Bon (Good - French)

Bõnde (Why - Mooré)

Rio e distrito próximo (River and nearby district)

Bũmb-id-yĩnga (United we stand)

Bũmbu n pa sã pʋʋga (A donkey doesn't spoil a field - persistence pays)

Aider (To help)

(Krio) Literally 'very sweet.' Describes someone who is extremely attractive or charming. If a girl is bɔ sweet, she's r...

Beaucoup (A lot)

Style de danse (Dance style)

Abondance (Abundance)

Ji min b'a ta ka bɔ, yɔrɔ min jilen don (Mud, wet place)

Mali rap, laada ni rap ɲagaminen (Mali rap, tradition and rap mixed)

Plenty; a lot. From the French beaucoup, it means many or much

Plenty; a lot. From the French beaucoup, it means many or much.

San ni tile ɲɔgɔn, arc-en-ciel (Rain and sun together, rainbow)

Common Tunisian words for “please.” B’rabi (literally “by my God”) and b’lehi (“by God”) are used to politely make reque...

qor with baa marker (Somali verb form)

Needs car (far)

Big green car

Inspection place

A term from African languages referring to cultural concepts or everyday objects.

Bastidores (Behind the scenes)

bad situation/matter (Description)

Big sea (ocean view area)

A term from African languages referring to cultural concepts or everyday objects.

An African term starting with the prefix 'ba', which commonly indicates a noun class in Bantu languages. The root 'giw' ...

A term from African languages referring to cultural concepts or everyday objects.

Fantastic; used to praise something done well.

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Saída noturna (Night out)