Browse African Slang

Désolé (Sorry)

Manger (To eat)

Salat (Prayer)

Supplication

Dubai import

Lavish lifestyle spending.

Dubai import

أحلام دبي (Dubai dreams)

Moda importada de Dubai (Dubai imported fashion)

Prayer/Blessing (Somali)

ديود - Dude

Soft hugging homie vibe.

Comfort / console.

دويت دراما - دراما ثنائية (duet drama)

Ala tul (Straight/directly)

Straight; directly

Ala tul (Straight ahead)

Good school

School (Somali)

Aldeia em Mandinka (Village in Mandinka)

Jamana, sɛnɛ yɔrɔ (Land, farming place)

Duguni (Earth/ground - Dioula)

Dugura (Village - Dioula)

Dugu sira, village route (Village road, rural road)

Duka (Shop - from Swahili)

Dukkaan (Shop - Swahili)

Small shop

دكان (Shop / store)

Dukani/chumba cha biashara (At the shop)

ዱቄት/ገንዘብ (Flour/money slang)

Mahaal saghir (Small shop)

Akil dhura (Sorghum food)

ዱላ/ዱላ (Dula) - walking stick

ዱለት/ዱለት (Mixed meat dish)

Dull (Boring/slow)

Dull boy - Not smart person

Slow learner (Weak student)

Duma/mnyama wa mbio (Cheetah/running animal)

Street vending or market in the street (also a famous phrase).

Cassava dumpling (Traditional food)

Dumela (Agree/Greet)

Lumelang / Hello all (Greetings all)

دمب (Dump)

دمبستر فاير (Dumpster fire)

Power outages in Ghana

Dumsor activist - Power crisis protester

Dumuni (Food - Dioula)

Ka dumuni ke, manger (To do food, to eat)

Club or party (from “to hit” – dunda can mean to dance).

Famous sand dune (Tourist spot)