Jachère

🌍 Benin

Pause, repos (Break, rest)

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Jack Bemel

πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ South Africa

A **witch doctor** or traditional healer. (Origin: Tsotsitaal)

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Jack Daniels

πŸ‡§πŸ‡Ό Botswana

Jack Daniels (Bourbon)

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Jacket

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬ Egypt

Ψ¬Ψ§ΩƒΩŠΨͺ - Jacket

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Jacking

πŸ‡³πŸ‡¬ Nigeria

Means intense studying or cramming. Common in Nigerian universities

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Jackpot

🌍 Gabon

Gros gain (Big win)

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Jackpot ya Sportpesa

πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Kenya

Bahati nasibu kuu ya kamari (Big betting jackpot)

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Jacque

🌍 Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)

Fruit du jacquier (Jackfruit)

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Jacqueville

🌍 Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)

Station balnΓ©aire (Beach resort)

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Jadda

πŸ‡©πŸ‡Ώ Algeria

Grandmother

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Jadi

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡Ώ Tanzania

Jadi/kitamaduni (Heritage/cultural inheritance)

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Jadona

🌍 Madagascar

Tia lahy / Vehivavy mora (Easy girl / Flirt)

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Jafaf

πŸ‡©πŸ‡Ώ Algeria

Drought

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Jaga

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡­ Ghana

Messy or disorganized.

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Jagermeister

πŸ‡§πŸ‡Ό Botswana

Jagermeister (Herbal liqueur)

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Jago

🌍 Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)

Frimeur (Show-off)

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Jaguar

🌍 Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)

Homme riche et puissant (Rich and powerful man)

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Jah-Jah

🌍 Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)

RΓ©fΓ©rence rastafari Γ  Dieu (Rastafari reference to God)

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Jahazi

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡Ώ Tanzania

Jahazi/meli kubwa (Dhow/big ship)

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Jahazi

🌍 Jahazi la zamani (Traditional dhow)

Boutre/Voilier (Dhow/Sailing boat)

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Jahazi la kale

πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Kenya

Chombo cha baharini cha zamani (Traditional sailing vessel)

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Jahazi la pwani

🌍 Comoros

Coastal dhow

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Jahel

πŸ‡©πŸ‡Ώ Algeria

Ignorant

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Jail

🌍 Liberia

Prison/Detention (Jail)

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Jaji

🌍 Jaji amesema (Judge has said)

Juge (Judge)

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Jajja

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬ Uganda

Grandma/Grandpa (used for any elder respectfully).

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Jakabara

🌍 Mali

Moto duuru bolo, moto (Two wheel vehicle, motorcycle)

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Jaloers

🌍 Namibia

Eshele / jealous (Jealous)

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Jalousie

🌍 Togo

Envie (Jealousy)

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Jalousie

🌍 Republic of the Congo

KΙ”nΙ”Ι²ini, sususu (Jealousy, envy)

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Jaloux

🌍 Central African Republic

Envieux en amour (Jealous in love)

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Jaloux

🌍 Togo

Envieux (Jealous)

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Jaloux people

🌍 Guinea

Gens envieux (Jealous people)

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Jaloux-jaloux

🌍 Burkina Faso

Jaloux-jaloux (Very jealous)

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Jam

πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡² Zambia

Dance/Party hard (Jam)

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Jam

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡Ώ Tanzania

Wimbo mzuri (Good song)

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Jam tan

🌍 The Gambia

Paix seulement (Peace only, greeting)

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Jam tan (peace only)

🌍 The Gambia

Peaceful greeting

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Jam ya Nairobi

πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Kenya

Msongamano wa Nairobi (Nairobi traffic)

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Jam3a

πŸ‡©πŸ‡Ώ Algeria

Ψ¬Ψ§Ω…ΨΉΨ© (University)

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Jama

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡­ Ghana

Songs/Chants at events (Event songs or chants)

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Jama3

πŸ‡©πŸ‡Ώ Algeria

Gathering place

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Jamaa

🌍 Burundi

Jamaa (Relative/person - from Swahili)

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Jamaa

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡Ώ Tanzania

Mtu/kijana (Person/guy)

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Jamaa za mbali

🌍 Distant relatives

Extended family

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Jamaa zetu

🌍 Comoros

Our relatives

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Jamais

🌍 Burkina Faso

Jamais (Never)

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Jamais de la vie

🌍 Benin

Absolument pas (Never in life)

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Jamais mbi

🌍 Lui c'est jamais mbi!

Jamais mauvais (Never bad)

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Jamais weligay

🌍 Djibouti

Never in my life (French-Somali)

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