Browse African Slang

Letho / Ha ho letho (Nothing / There's nothing)

Dolotière (Woman who brews/sells dolo)

دولفين - منفق متوسط (medium spender)

Usilima / Umuntu ongaqondi (Stupid / Someone who doesn't understand)

Domba (Python dance)

Domboshaba (Ruins)

Domestic violence (Home abuse)

Sisebenti sasekhaya (Home worker)

Être le meilleur (To dominate)

Dominoes

Dominos (Dominoes)

Domkrag (BDP - ruling party)

Sauce arachide (Peanut sauce)

Lazy / not responsive.

دمياطي - From Damietta

Don (To know - Dioula)

Don Julio (Tequila)

A phrase meaning "don't be stupid" or "don't be slow." "Dof" is Afrikaans for dull or not bright. It's often said in a t...

A Malagasy (Madagascar) proverb warning not to be so love-struck that you lose touch with reality. Even when in love, on...

Famous slogan meaning Don't tell them (keep it secret)

No trash throwing (Don't litter)

Take education seriously (Value school)

Don't see we (Expression)

Don't stop (Continue)

A Wolof/Senegalese proverb warning against interfering in someone else's love affair. If you badmouth someone's beloved,...

A colloquial plea meaning "don't give me attitude" or "don't speak to me disrespectfully." Tune in SA slang means "to te...

Means 'don't be angry' or 'sorry' as an apology.

Use time well (No procrastination)

A uniquely South African polite rejection. If you offer someone something they decline, they might say this

Donation (Donation) - French

Donc (So/therefore)

Cidade próxima à Beira (City near Beira)

Used before a verb to indicate the action is finished or inevitable. Done dead = already dead, done eat = have eaten.

Dong (To arrive/reach)

A ditch or eroded gully.

Doni doni (Little by little - Dioula)

World

Chanson traditionnelle (Traditional song)

Data (French)

Encourage

A colloquial way to describe a big thunderstorm. "Donner" means thunder (and also to beat up) in Afrikaans, so "donner w...

Données cellulaires (Mobile data)

Proprietário (Owner)

Caçador Mandinka (Mandinka hunter)

Donso kɔrɔba, donsoya ɲɛmɔgɔ (Master hunter, hunting expert)

Fête traditionnelle (Traditional celebration)

Don’t hesitate; don’t be shy (go ahead)

Famous slogan meaning “Don’t tell them” (keep it secret). Originating from a political campaign, now used jokingly when ...

A warning meaning “don’t go there” (in argument or behavior).

Pesa kidogo (Small money)