Browse African Slang

Bun ahmar (Coffee pot)

Walad/shabab (Boy/youth - from Nuer)

Zahma tariq (Traffic jam)

Nas bita'na (Our people/crew)

Embaarih (Yesterday - from Swahili)

Jarrib (Try - Swahili)

Suk el jabal (Mountain market)

Dinka (Term for Dinka people)

Masa (Evening - Swahili)

Nas janb beit (Neighbors)

Jiri khafif (Light running)

Shams qawi (Hot sun - from Swahili)

The capital itself is used as an adjective in slangy ways: 'That's so Juba' might mean that's typical of life in the cap...

Refers to the Arabic-based creole spoken in South Sudan. Knowing Juba Arabic means knowing a whole slangy lingua franca

Walad asimah (Capital city boy)

Juba suhun (Juba is hot/exciting)

Tariqa bita'a Juba (Juba way)

Nas min junub (People from south)

Walad min junub (Southern boy)

Ashab bas (Friends only)

Awal embaarih (Day before yesterday - from Swahili)

Rab/Allah (God - Shilluk)