African Slang Words Starting With "K"

Kwakira abageni (To receive guests)

Kwakira abakiriya (To receive customers)

Kwakira abashyitsi (To welcome guests)

Kwakira amafaranga (To receive money)

Lie or nonsense.

Kwamamaza (To advertise/market)

Very much/a lot

Kwambuka uruzi (To cross the river - to overcome challenges)

Ƙungiyar 'yan kasuwa (Traders' committee)

It felt good / was nice.

"It's nice here."

Yin kwana (Spending the night)

Kwandika (To write)

Kwandika (To write)

Kwandika ubutumwa (To text/send message)

Kutavuga rumwe n'umuntu (To refuse or disagree)

Kwanga (To hate/refuse)

Pain de manioc (Cassava bread)

Kwangisha (To make hate)

Je? (What?)

Kwanjula (Introduction ceremony)

Pessoa do grupo étnico Kwanyama (Person from Kwanyama ethnic group)

Dinheru/moeda (Dinheiro/moeda) (Money/cash)

Dinheiro angolano (Angolan money)

Kwanza/mara ya kwanza (First/first time)

D'abord (First) - Swahili

Tann en pe (Wait a bit)

Divizãu di kaza (Divisão da casa) (Room)

ኳስ/ኳስ (Kwas) - ball

Fool; strong insult.

Kwasia buroni (Foolish person) - Strong insult

Foolish talk/Stupidity (Foolishness)

Kwassa kwassa dance

كويس - جيد (Good - fine)

Jayyid (Good)

Inkwenkwe, umfana (Boy, young man)

Denial or pretending not to know someone.

Gushaka gukundana n'umuntu (To approach someone romantically)

Kwegera umuriro (To approach fire - to take risks)

Kwegukira (To prosper/become rich)

Tamam ziyada (Very good/excellent)

Kweku Ananse - Trickster/clever person

Kwela (Pennywhistle music)

Kweli/ukweli (Really/truth)

Kwemera (To accept)

Kwemera gusohora n'umuntu (To accept someone's romantic proposal)

Kwemeza (To approve/confirm)

Kwena (Crocodile - dangerous)

Kwena ya metsi (Water crocodile - patient hunter)

Kwenda/kusafiri kwenda (Going/traveling to)