African Slang Words Starting With "B"

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)

Névoa matinal (Névoa matinal) (Morning fog)

Kazamentu (Casamento) (Wedding)

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

Bô sa ki sa (Você sabe o que é) (You know what it is)

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...

Inhami (Inhame) (Yam)

Bouillie de maïs (Corn porridge)

Bouillie de maïs (Corn porridge)

Beaucoup en Dioula (A lot in Dioula)

Beaucoup en Dioula (A lot in Dioula)

Excrement, merde (Excrement, shit)

Excrement, merde (Excrement, shit)

Boca doce; pessoa que fala bem / Sweet mouth; person who speaks well

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

Très gros (Very big)

Très gros (Very big)

Bõe (What - Mooré)

Bon (Good - French)

Bõnde (Why - Mooré)

Rio e distrito próximo (River and nearby district)

Konxa mar (Concha mar) (Sea shell)

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)

We aw man dɛm de tɔk → Way how men talk

Vraiment beaucoup (Really a lot)

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.

Tu mɔch stayl → Too much style

Mɛdisin fɔ brok bon → Medicine for broken bone

Ka bɔ, sorti (Left, came out)

Di oga → The boss

Lɛvul ɔp → Level up

Fayn klos shop → Nice clothes shop

Angri pen → Hunger pain

We yu don it bɛlful → When you've eaten to satisfaction

Laɲini, bɛnkan walasa ka ɲɔgɔn ye (Appointment, meeting to see each other)