Browse African Slang

ختي، أخت (Sister)

ختي الكبيرة - أختي الكبرى (big sister)

Fresh vegetables

Good vegetables (Somali) - vegetable seller's call

Khudu (Tortoise)

Khudu e e senang dinao ga e itekanyetse (Footless tortoise doesn't measure journey)

Khudu ya kgang (Tortoise of issues - slow resolver)

Khukhwane (Owl - night person)

Grow up / mature.

Khumo (Wealth)

Ho khutla / To return (To come back)

Khutsana (Corner)

Mtoto kwa Kiluhya (Child in Luhya)

Lavender

Riz (Rice)

Riz du matin (Morning rice)

Dispute/Conflit (Dispute/Conflict)

Bon salaire (Good salary)

Maquillage yeux (Eye makeup)

Pas de problème (No problem)

What's up; what's that

Thank you Lozi (Gratitude)

Slangy greeting like “What’s going on?”

Baraza la wazee (Council of elders)

Sereia / espírito das águas (Mermaid / water spirit)

Msimu mkavu (Dry season)

Msimu wa joto (Hot season)

Harsh dry season

Kianja / Terrain (Field / Ground)

Traditional Arabic

Hoteli ndogo (Small restaurant)

Means a lot or plenty in urban slang

Kibar pa yam (Pride has no wisdom)

Kibar-soaba (Pride owner - arrogant person)

Kibare (News)

Kibare n wa yaoogo (News comes quickly)

Kibare sõngre (Good news)

Kokura, nouvelles (New things, news)

Kibaya (Good news)

ቅቤ/ቅቤ (Kibe) - butter (for hair/skin)

Sheng for '50 shillings' coin, less common than 'chuani' but known. Possibly from 'bendi' (band) as the coin has ridges?

Kibeogo (Bad news)

Hot bread

Mchezo wa kubana (Hide game)

Muet, qui ne parle pas (Mute, doesn't speak)

Kiboko/mtu mkali (Hippo/tough person)

Kibsa (Christians)

Kiburu/mazao (Harvest/crops)

Chungu cha maji (Water gourd)

Kichaka/msitu mdogo (Bush/small forest)