African Slang Words Starting With "K"

ቀሚስ/ቀሚስ (Dress)

Kemonokeng (In trouble)

Faire l'amour (To make love)

Ken (Good looking guy)

Only; just

Later

Partir, aller (To go, leave)

Va dormir (Go sleep)

Va devant (Go ahead)

Go well

Va loin (Go far away)

Kendeyaa be n na (I'm healthy)

Kenema way (Kenema style)

ቀነኒሳ/ቀነኒሳ በቀለ (Kenenisa Bekele)

ቀነጦ/ቀነጦ (Keneto) - non-alcoholic tej

ቀነጦ/ቀነጦ (Non-alcoholic tej)

What Lozi (Question)

Wahid ghalat (Wrong person)

Kenge (To go)

Friend/Buddy (Pal)

Fermented corn meal (Ga traditional food)

Kenkey selling spot (Fermented corn vendor)

Kenkey parliament - Group of men eating kenkey and discussing

Traditional woven cloth (Cultural fabric)

Tissu tissé (Woven fabric)

Kente master - Expert traditional weaver

Traditional cloth honor (Cultural fabric pride)

Kente modernisé (Modern kente)

Kenya Oyee! (Kenya hurray!)

Kenya ni moja (Kenya is one)

Kenya yetu takatifu (Our blessed Kenya)

Slang (Shona) for “hunger” (especially extreme hunger – *kena* is to be very hungry).

Kepler University (Kepler University)

ቄራ/ቄራ (Kera area)

Kera (Long ago)

Igihe cyashize (Past/long ago)

Stomach/belly

Dezeju más (Desejar mais) (Want more)

ቀረፋ/ቀረፋ (Cinnamon)

Kereke (Church)

Kereke / Ntlo ea thapelo (Church / House of prayer)

Ibandla lepentekosti (Pentecostal church)

ከረን ስታይል - ቅዲ ከረን (Keren style)

ከረን ስዋግ - ቅዲ ከረን (Keren swag - Keren style)

North Bank fishing terms

ቀሪቦ/ቀሪቦ (Holy water drink)

Kermesse (Fair/carnival)

Noyau système (System kernel)

Pombe ya bei nafuu (Cheap alcohol)

البيت، المنزل (The house, home)