African Slang Words Starting With "K"

Cold weather

Urban slang meaning *to chill idly or loaf around* (possibly from “zombie” – doing nothing with blank mind).

Kuharibu jambo kwa makusudi au kwa bahati mbaya (To ruin something intentionally or by bad luck)

To agree

Kuzunguruka (To go around/tour)

Kuvuga byinshi ku kintu kimwe (To talk too much about something)

Kw'isoko (At the market)

Koza/koiza (Coisa) (Thing)

Kwa (Over there)

Adds dismissiveness, like “only” or “just” (often to downplay).

Nyamirambo area (Nyamirambo area)

Aho bashyushya amafaranga (Money exchange place)

Komu ta? (Como está?) (How are you?)

Kwa godimo (Above)

For sure

Kwa hakika/bila shaka (For sure/without doubt)

Kwa hiyo/kwa sababu (Therefore/because)

Kwa kawaida/kwa utaratibu (Usually/normally)

Kwa morago (Behind)

Kwa sababu gani? (Why?)

Kwa ntle (Outside)

Kwa pele (In front)

Coisa completa; tudo incluído / Complete thing; all included

Ki koza ê? (Que coisa é?) (What is it?)

Kwa sasa/wakti huu (For now/this time)

Tout le monde (Everyone)

Kwa tlase (Below)

Okwata ongila / angry (Angry)

Literally 'angry' in Afrikaans, but slang-wise it means 'cool,' 'excellent' or 'rad.' Calling something kwaai in Namibia...

Ho halefa / Ho ba mobe (To be angry / To be mean)

Literally 'angry' in Afrikaans, but slang-wise it means 'cool,' 'excellent' or 'rad.' Calling something kwaai in Namibia...

"Kwaai" in Afrikaans originally means angry, but slang-wise it has come to mean "cool" or "excellent." So "kwaai vibes" ...

علاقة الأفارقة (Black African connection)

Kuɗin bashi, rance (Loan money, debt)

Zambian currency

Kwacoco (Cocoyam porridge)

Thing/Dance (Thing/Dance)

Bahati njema (Goodbye)

Kwa heri/kuaga (Goodbye/farewell)

Goodbye till we meet

Kwaheri mpaka tuonane (Goodbye till we meet)

Kwahu Easter - Easter celebration in Kwahu

Good; fine; nice

Southern African music genre (Urban music style)

Kwaito (Music genre)

SA musiek genre (SA music genre)

90s music nostalgia | 90s musiek nostalgie

Master of kwaito music (Kwaito expert)

Kwaka inzu (To build a house - to establish oneself)

Kwakira (To receive)