Browse African Slang

Kelenya, ɲɔgɔndeme ko kɛli (Competition, doing things against each other)

Fakoyɛ na, nakɔ jalanw (Okra sauce, slimy vegetables)

Cigarette (two slang words for a smoke).

Girls or young women (used like “chicks”).

Power or energy; in slang youth might say someone “a fanga” to mean “he’s hyped/energetic.”

Mɔgɔ min bɛ cogo ɲuman na sisan, a ka ko bɛ taa ɲɛ (Someone who's doing well now, whose things are going well)

Mɔgɔ min sɛgɛnnen don, min dɛsɛra (Someone who's tired, who's exhausted)

Tubabukan, parler français (White man's language, speak French)

Tubabu kan fɔ, parler français (White man language speak, speak French)

Sɛnɛ poyi fɛn, labour machine (Field plow thing, plow)

Kɔnɔboli, maladie (Body heat, sickness)

Tulonkɛ, sport (Physical activity, sports)

Farikolo belebeleba, gros (Body bigness, fat)

The act of showing off wealth, making it rain money to impress (from *faroter*).

A person who shows off money (does *farotage*).

From French fanfaronner, to show off. In Malian slang it means to flaunt wealth or swagger flamboyantly. Someone who far...

A show-off or someone who likes to brag (literally “big chest”).

Fini tilen fɛn, vêtement lisser chose (Cloth smooth thing, iron)

Yɔrɔ, place (Place, location)

Fini min labɛnnen don ka ɲɛ, min bɛ mɔgɔ ɲɛda (Cloth that's well prepared, that makes someone look good)

Muso min bɛ i kanto finiw la, min bɛ fini ɲumanw don (Woman who dresses well, who wears nice clothes)

Fini, dumuni suguya dɔ (Fonio, type of grain)

Nakɔfɛn bilenman, piment (Red garden thing, pepper)

Dɔ si, fɛn si (Nothing, anything)

Easy win in gaming

Furuntunya, chaleur (Heat, hot weather)

Bana furakɛli fɛn, medikaman (Medicine, medication)

Furu kɛlen, marié (Married one, married person)

Fɔ cogo, accent (Speaking way, accent)

Dɔnkili da, miziki bɔ (Play music, make music)

Numu baarafɛn, nɛgɛso fɛn (Blacksmith tool, forge thing)

Waati fɔlɔ, tɛmɛsira (First time, before)

Sɛnɛ ba, grand champ (Big field, large farm)

Kosɛbɛ, kojugu (Very much, extremely)

Foyi tɛ, ko si tɛ (Nothing, no problem)