Browse African Slang

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 each other)

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...

Traditional miners’ rubber-boot dance (cultural reference)" ("Namlish culture")

A Gun Dubula is a person in Kasi who carries a gun and shoots people (trigger happy).

So-and-so (used when you don’t want to name someone).

ጉንዶ/ጉንዶ (Gundo) - traditional seat

Harvest sack

Groundnuts (peanuts). It’s jokingly called “gunpowder” especially when pounded into powder form for peanut flour.

Beautiful traditional dress

Five hundred shillings

From Swahili 'kupanga' (to plan). Locally means to hook up a meeting or plan something shady

Gupfundikira umunwa (To cover the mouth - to keep secrets)

Gupima (To measure/evaluate)

Gupima moyo (To test courage)

ጉራጌ ዳንስ/ጉራጌ ዳንስ (Gurage dance) - Gurage dance

Rental house (Somali)

Small house

Cidade do chá (Tea city)

Gusa (Only/just)

Gusaba (To ask/request)

Gusaba inguzanyo (To request a loan)

Gusaba irembo (To ask for girl's hand)

Gusaba ubwihindurize (To request exchange)

Gusaba umugore (To ask for wife - propose)

Gusabana (To share)