African Slang Words Starting With "D"

Dumuni (Food - Dioula)

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

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

Blockhead

Famous sand dune (Tourist spot)

Dune mouvante (Moving dune)

Dunia/ulimwengu (World/universe)

Popular dance

Dunya (World)

Dunya (This world)

World; can mean situation or weather.

Dunyawiya (Worldly)

Two-floor house (Two-floor house)

دوپلكس - Duplex

Duqqa/mulayeek (Dried and ground)

Qamah/dhura (Sorghum)

Durabilité de l'union (Union's durability)

Durabilité visée (Sustainability targeted)

Sustainable

Coastal moisture | Kus vogtigheid

Traditional festival/gathering (Cultural festival)

Horse parade festival (Horse parade festival)

Durban city (Nickname for Durban)

To wait for a long time (Origin: Wolof/Senegalese)

During time (While)

ዱሪዬ/ዱሪዬ (Wild/crazy person)

Deita hora (Deitar hora) (Sleep early)

Dormir sesta (Sleep siesta)

Wait (Wait)

Sem dinheiro (Without money)

Sun going down

Dust (Dust)

Leave quickly / vanish.

Dry dirt/Harmattan (Dust)

Dust allergy season - Harmattan health issues

Omumvulo (Whirlwind)

Dust season - Harmattan dusty period

Sand wind/Harmattan blow (Dust wind)

Stof storm (Dust storm)

Drives in dusty conditions

አቧራ መሰብሰቢያ/አቧራ መሰብሰቢያ (Abura mesebsebiya) - dustpan

Dustur (Constitution)

Mutarrib (Full of dust)

Dusukun kasi, ni mɔgɔ ye min kɛ, a bɛ to ka kasi (Heart cry, when someone does it, they keep crying)

Dusukun (Heart - Dioula)

We haven't slept (We work hard)

Ngaphandle kwentela (Without tax)

Slang for a dumb or cowardly person (Northern Zimbabwe slang, possibly from “dirty”).

Duuka (Shop)

Duuru (Five - Dioula)