Browse African Slang

Youth (Somali)

ظالم (Oppressor)

Water jug

Checkers

All of them

Economic hardship

Somali culture

New clothes

Laundry (Somali)

Beautiful clothes

Urgence (Emergency)

Soon/recently

Narrow/tight

Slang meaning *to fall down flat* or be knocked down (from Shona, like hitting the ground).

ضباب (Fog)

Wolf

Long/tall (Somali)

Ear (Somali)

Open your ears/listen carefully

Say/tell (Somali) - command form

ظل (Shade / shadow)

Middle/center (Somali)

ذيب (Wolf / cunning)

Big problem/trouble

Change/small money (Somali)

Life hardship

Invocation divine (Divine invocation)

Invocation divine (Divine invocation)

Remembrance gathering

Joins dhikr gatherings

Remembrance of God (Arabic)

Construction (Somali)

Noon

Dhoruba (Storm)

Strong storm

Sea storm

Light

Barco tradicional (Traditional boat)

Soon/recently

ዱጋ/እውነት (Truth - Oromo)

Wide land/plot

Foreign land (Somali)

Danser (To dance)

Dia dos heróis (Heroes' day)

Dia de finados (Day of the dead)

Survival day

Diabetes (Sugar sickness)

Diabless (She-devil)

Diabète (Diabetes)

Diagnostic numérique (Digital diagnosis)