African Slang Words Starting With "K"

Kikalu (Stall/Small shop)

Mkutano/kukusanya (Meeting/gathering)

Dançar / mexer o corpo (To dance / move the body)

Kiki ekyo? (What's that?)

Kikirsi (Ancestral spirits)

Health pipe

Chapati and beans

Kikomando guy (Chapati-beans seller)

Kikombe/chombo cha kunywa (Cup/drinking container)

Kongo Central Kikongo

Traditional Kikongo

Kikoni (Student area near Makerere)

Hey there (French text slang)

Vieille femme laide (Ugly old woman)

Nguo ya wanaume wa pwani (Coastal men's cloth)

Kikoyi (Traditional cloth)

Adui yako yu karibu (Your enemy is close)

Kila kitu/mambo yote (Everything/all things)

Kila kona/maeneo yote (Every corner/all areas)

Kila mahali/maeneo yote (Everywhere/all places)

Kila mtu na mapendi yake (To each their own)

Kila siku/siku zote (Every day/all days)

Every day

Kila wakati/daima (All time/always)

Kila wiki/wiki zote (Every week/all weeks)

Kilab (Dogs)

Dança moderna angolana (Modern Angolan dance)

Ki letan? (What time?)

Muet d'esprit (Mentally mute)

Mlima wa Kilimanjaro (Kilimanjaro mountain)

Kilimo/kufunga mashamba (Agriculture/farming)

Kilimo kwa maji (Sea farming)

Kilimo cha kale (Traditional farming)

Traditional farming

Modern farming

Kilimo cha kisasa (Modern farming)

Kilimo kisichoharibu mazingira (Sustainable farming)

ክሊኒክ/ክሊኒክ (Kilinik) - clinic

Busasshen nama (Dried meat)

Kilishi (Dried meat)

Aho basenga (Church)

Kill (To look amazing)

To succeed excessively (from the phrase “you don kill bird” implying you’ve done more than expected).

To perform exceptionally (To excel)

Stop music (End noise)

Pass time/Wait (Spend time)

Very good / excellent.

Wenta kahle kakhulu (Doing very well)

كيلنق ات (Killing it)

Doing extremely well (Excelling)