Browse African Slang

Repas familial du soir (Family dinner)

Dîner en famille (Family dinner)

Dîner en famille (Family dinner)

Dîner romantique (Romantic dinner)

Dîîm-miuugu (Food patience - waiting to eat)

(Nouchi slang) Meaning 'girlfriend'. In Ivory Coast's urban slang (Nouchi), dôgôfari refers to one's girl or sweetheart ...

Un peu en Dioula (A little in Dioula)

Refers humorously to a polygamous household or a place with many women.

Dõke (To buy)

Slang for *chikwangue* (cassava bread), but youth might call a bulky, dull person “duma” jokingly.

Playful Tunisian-français blending d'accord (okay) with local twist, meaning okay, sure thing

Dũnde (To bite)

Dɔɔni dɔɔni, dɔ bɛ to (Little by little, some remain)

Cɛ walima muso min ka surun kojugu, min bɛ hakilina jugu don (Man or woman who's very stubborn, who has bad thoughts)

Mɔgɔ min bɛ fɛn fila fɔ, min bɛ kumakan fila kɛ (Two-faced person, who says two things)

Furakɛla, médecin (Medicine person, doctor)

Hôpital (Hospital)

Maladie (Illness)

Stomach; belly

Patience (Patience)

Amitié (Friendship)

Done/Finished. Used to indicate completion.

Dɔn ka tɛmɛn, su ka se (Day passed, night arrived)

Kunnafoni, fɛn min mɔgɔ b'a dɔn (Knowledge, what someone knows)

Malade (Sick person)

Kelen pɛ, dɔrɔn de (Only, just)

Nourriture en fon (Food in Fon)

Travailleur (Worker)

Travail (Work)

Planification du travail (Work planning)

Guérison (Healing)

Mɔgɔ min bɛ dɛmɛ di, dɛmɛbaa (Someone who gives help, helper)

Sɛgɛn, fanga banna (Fatigue, strength finished)

Dɩ (To eat - Mooré)

Tall building

Wind place

Double or two of something.

People's place (crowded area)

Cubo de jogo (Game dice)

Internet móvel (Mobile data)

Cannabis or marijuana.

Jogo tradicional (Traditional game)

Nako ea ho dance / Time to dance

Good feeling, excitement

Intensified emotion - aad u dareen

Feeling I don't recognize

Intensified emotion - darajada ugu dareen

Mixed feelings

Intensified emotion - xad dhaaf dareen

Short path (shortcut)