African Slang Words Starting With "H"

Havana Club (Cuban rum)

Havyarimana (God exists - common name)

Hawa (Love/passion)

هوا - Wind/Air

هوا بارد (Cold wind)

Hawaata (Hawaata)

ሓዋላ ሲስተም - ስርዓት ሓዋላ (Hawala system)

ሃዋሳ/ሃዋሳ (Hawassa) - Hawassa University

Women (Somali)

Wave around

ሓወይ - ሓወይ (My brother)

ሓወይ/ወንድም (Brother - Tigrinya)

Umthengisi wasemgwacweni (Street seller)

Proteksyon kare (Hawksbill protection)

Hawl (Terror)

Easy task

Weather/air (Somali)

Nice weather/breeze

Hawqala (Seeking God's power)

Ngumangalo / Ukumangala (Expression of surprise / Being shocked)

Hawwarat (She turned)

حي الاندلس (Hay Andalus district)

Oh God (Exclamation)

حي الرياض - منطقة راقية (upscale area)

حي شيك - حي أنيق (elegant neighborhood)

Hay'a (Authority)

Haya/sawa (Okay/alright)

هيا' = يلا/لننطلق. (EN: Let’s go/come on.)

Neighborhood name

Hayah (Life)

My life

Hayawan (Animal)

Okay/alright (Somali) - agreement expression

Okay okay (Somali) - acknowledgment

Hayet rouhi (Life of my soul)

Bɔdi klinlines → Body cleanliness

Nee (No)

Tjhe / Ho hana (No / To refuse)

Double negative | Dubbel negatief

ሀይቅ/ሀይቅ (Hayk) - lake

Hayya (Living female)

Shrug shoulders

Hazinat (She was sad)

Handles hazardous waste

Hazima (Defeat)

Sad

Hazolahy / Percussion

Shona for “it’s not there” – used to say *no way/it’s not possible*.

Go down/descend

My love (masculine/feminine)