African Slang Words Starting With "K"

Sound of disgust (like “yuck”).

Kyogero (Traditional treatment)

Kyoka (Actually/But really)

Kyokka (However)

Bonne santé (Good health)

Kènèya (Health - Dioula)

Brochette de viande (Meat skewer)

Police or gendarmes (another nickname).

Poulet à l'étouffée (Steamed chicken)

Plat traditionnel et métaphore pour une situation épicée (Traditional dish and metaphor for spicy situation)

Nom Mandingue commun (Common Mandingo name)

Nom Mandingue commun (Common Mandingo name)

Commerce à Kélo

Style de Kélo (Kelo style)

Combustible (Fuel)

Un peu (A little bit)

Quebrar a mão; trabalhar muito / To break your hand; work a lot

Quebrar silêncio; começar a falar / To break silence; start talking

Comer muito; encher a barriga / To eat a lot; fill your belly

Taxi-moto (Motorcycle taxi)

Koza ki ta kontise (Coisa que está acontecendo) (What's happening/What's up)

Guerre, conflit en Dioula (War, conflict in Dioula)

Guerre, conflit en Dioula (War, conflict in Dioula)

Estudar até tarde; ficar acordado estudando / To study late; stay awake studying

Querer bem; gostar muito / Want well; like very much

Expression de surprise (Expression of surprise)

Coco ralado; ingrediente culinário / Grated coconut; cooking ingredient

Koku seku (Coco seco) (Dried coconut)

Nom de naissance (Birth name)

Fancy or high-class (from French “coco” like chic).

Grand-parent en Dioula (Grandparent in Dioula)

Correr atrás da bola; jogar intensamente / Run after ball; play intensely

Correr mundo; viajar muito / To run the world; travel a lot

Coração sensível; pessoa emotiva / Sensitive heart; emotional person

Coração limpo; pessoa bondosa / Clean heart; kind person

Grand frère en Dioula (Big brother in Dioula)

Grand frère de rue (Street big brother)

Grande sœur en Dioula (Big sister in Dioula)

Cortar conversa; parar de falar / To cut the talk; stop talking

Pantalon en Nouchi (Pants in Nouchi)

Kõ (To give - Mooré)

Kõ-b-meng yaa sõngre (Self-reliance is best)

Shamba kwa Kikamba (Farm in Kamba)

Cou (Neck)

Cou (Neck)

Kɔ da (Go and sleep) - Dismissive phrase

We yu jɔs gɛt mɔni → When you just got money

Kɔfi bin → Coffee bean

Mek rileshɔnship siriɔs → Make relationship serious

Nakɔji kumun, sel (Bitter vegetable water, salt)