Browse African Slang

Gukena mu nda (To be hungry - poor in stomach)

Gukina (To play)

Gukina ubukwe (Wedding games)

Gukingura ibiryo (To serve food)

Gukinira (To play for)

Gukinira hamwe (To play together)

Gukira (To heal/get better)

Gukiza (To save/heal)

Gukodesha (To rent out)

Gukomereza (To confirm/approve)

Gukora (To work)

Gukora ibirori (To make a feast)

Gukora ku bwenge (To work smart)

Gukora raporo (To make a report)

Gukoraguza umunyu (To mix ingredients)

Gukorana (To work together)

Gukorera hamwe (To work together)

Gukoresha ibiryo neza (To use food well)

Gukoresha neza amafaranga (To use money wisely)

ጉክስ/ጉክስ (Traditional game)

Gukubita amashyi (To clap hands)

Gukubita ibuye ry'uruhande (To hit a side stone - to make mistakes)

Gukubitana (To greet each other)

Gukumbusha (To remind)

Gukumira (To be brave)

Gukunda (To love)

Gukunda igihugu (To love country)

Gukundana (To love each other)

Gukundana kw'ukuri (True love)

Gukundira (To love for/at)

Gukundisha (To make love/endear)

Gukungahaza (To get engaged)

Gukura hamwe (To grow together)

Gukura ivyatsi (To remove herbs - to solve problems)

Gukura ubwatsi (Hair cutting ceremony)

Gukura umusaruro (To harvest - to reap benefits)

Gukuramo amafaranga (To withdraw money)

Gukurikira (Confirmation)

Gukurikirana (To follow up)

Gukurikiza amabwiriza (To follow instructions)

ጉሊት/ጉሊት (Gulit) - roadside seller

ጉሊት/ጉሊት (Gullit) - wholesale market

Streetwise person.

A gangster, thug or troublemaker. (Origin: Tsotsitaal)

A scam or to scam, also refers to a conman (term popularized by urban slang for swindlers).

Estilo musical tradicional (Traditional music style)

Modern gumbe

Contemporary version of traditional music

Gumboot dance (Mine dance)

A bit of humor: gumboot dancing was used by miners to communicate. When someone says their wallet is doing a gumboot dan...