African Slang Words Starting With "K"

Kilogram

Kilogram

ኪሎ/ኪሎ (Kilo) - kilogram

Vente au détail / petit à petit (Retail sale/bit by bit)

Village taboo

Mesure poids (Kilogram)

Kilo-kilo (By the kilogram)

Distance, aussi effort (Distance, also effort)

Unité informatique (Computer unit)

“What’s the matter/why?” often to express frustration.

What happened (What happened)

Kilogram

Kilometer

Kilomètre 5 (Kilometer 5 area)

Surface (Square kilometer)

Vitesse (Speed)

Vitesse maximale (Top speed)

Centre-ville (City center)

Mileage

Taboo

Ngazidja dialect

Festa grandi (Festa grande) (Big party)

Like/as

Kima/mnyama wa miti (Monkey/tree animal)

“Like chicken,” meaning doing something mindlessly or in a panic (as chickens scatter). Usage: When the teacher asked ab...

“Like my neighbor,” meaning super casual or nothing special.

“Like that.” Used as a filler or to say “just because.”

Ki koza ê? (Que coisa é?) (What is it?)

Koman? (How?)

Kuranderu (Curandeiro) (Healer)

Curandeiro / médico tradicional (Traditional healer / medicine man)

Mtu dhaifu (Weak person)

Processus certification (Kimberley process)

Kimbo/unga (Flour/powder)

Aldeia / povoação (Village / settlement)

Kipindi cha ukame (Period of drought)

Lagarto (Lizard)

Paix (Peace)

Paix, tranquillité (Peace, tranquility) - Lingala

God's peace

Akarere k'abakiliziya (Expat area)

Isoko ya Kimironko (Kimironko market)

Akarere ka Kimisagara (Kimisagara neighborhood)

Chemistry

Kimoja/kitu kimoja (One thing)

Fainéant, paresseux (Lazy person)

Mouvement religieux (Religious movement) - terme historique

Kimya'iya (Female chemist)

Kimya/utulivu (Quiet/silence)

Paix/calme (Peace/calm)