Browse African Slang

Ashab bas (Friends only)

South African English for sometime soon, but not immediately.

Just now (Recently)

Later or in a bit; 'just now' means later, 'now now' means sooner than 'just now'

Je dis ça comme ça (Just saying)

A uniquely South African use of "just" and Afrikaans "sommer" (for no particular reason). Just sommer means doing someth...

Juste à temps (Just in time)

Justice (Fairness)

Justice (Justice)

Justice (Justice)

Amanecer de justicia rompiendo (Breaking justice dawn)

Justicia muy cara (Very expensive justice)

Esperanza paciente de justicia (Patient justice hope)

Justice communautaire (Popular justice)

Équité pour chacun (Justice for all)

Justice rendue (Justice delivered)

Réforme secteur justice (Justice sector reform)

Buscador paciente de justicia (Patient justice seeker)

البحث عن العدالة (Seeking justice)

Justice sociale (Social justice)

Mfumo wa haki (Justice system)

Laberinto del sistema de justicia (Justice system maze)

Justice à chercher (Justice to seek)

محارب العدالة (Justice warrior)

Justiça comprada (Bought justice)

Blind deaf justice

Functional justice

Equal justice

Slow justice

Delayed legal proceedings

Dead justice

Très rentable (Very profitable)

Because (in Sheng usage, from literal “on/up”).

Phrase mixing English and Swahili meaning “because you’re broke/down.”

Youth hope

Lost youth

Esperança nos jovens (Hope in youth)

Awal embaarih (Day before yesterday - from Swahili)

Juzi/siku za hivi karibuni (Recently/recent days)

Siku chache zilizopita (Few days ago)

Jwalo (Grass/Alcohol)

Jwaneng (Diamond town)

Rab/Allah (God - Shilluk)

Ove / you (You)

Problème/trouble (Problem/trouble)

Imediatamente (Immediately)

Literally “right now,” but youth use it like “by the way.”

Vou demorar mas volto (I'll take time but will return)

Jè (Green - Dioula)

Prostituées en Dioula (Prostitutes in Dioula)