African Slang Words Starting With "K"

Fiká juntu/grudadu (Ficar junto/grudado) (To stick together/be clingy)

Noix sacrée (Sacred nut)

Révéler (To reveal) - Lingala

Dormir, se coucher (To sleep, to lie down)

Dormir (To sleep) - Lingala

Dormir (Sleep)

Go to bed hungry

Se réveiller (To wake up)

Se réveiller (To wake up) - Lingala

Suivre, accompagner (To follow, to accompany)

Suivre (To follow) - Lingala

Colar (Necklace)

S'habiller (To dress) - Lingala

S'habiller, porter (To dress, to wear)

Encouraging someone to keep at it (can be sarcastic if someone is doing something foolish).

Mane / There (There)

Colega de turma (Classmate)

Passer, dépasser (To pass, surpass)

Both mean “to kill someone” (literally “pass someone” or a variation). Usage: Ba faux medicament e koleka bato na mboka ...

Faire passer (To let pass) - Lingala

Pleurer (To cry) - Lingala

Pleurer (To cry)

Pleurer de tristesse (To cry from sadness)

Cry a lot

Être fatigué (To be tired)

كلنا - All of us

Rekolha di fundu (Recolha de fundos) (Collection/fundraising)

Kolgweogo (Traditional security group)

Apanhá produtu (Apanhar produto) (Harvest)

Frère/pote (Brother/buddy)

Manger (To eat) - Lingala

Manger (To eat)

Manger (Eat)

“To run away” (eat corner). Usage: Ba policiers bakómaki, bateki mayi bakoliá coin (The cops came, the street vendors ra...

Slang for “lift weights” (literally “eat iron”).

Literally “to eat the microphone,” meaning to sing passionately (especially into a mic). Usage: Chant en direct – ye ako...

Profiteur (Freeloader)

Colega de trabalho (Work colleague)

Kolikoly / Corruption

Pardonner (To forgive) - Lingala

Demander (To ask for) - Lingala

Aimer, vouloir (To love, to want)

Aimer (To love) - Lingala

Aimer (To love)

كلية - College/Faculty

كلية (College / faculty)

Kolleji (College)

ቆሎ/ቆሎ (Kollo) - roasted barley

To go crazy or act foolishly.

Kolo (Penny/small money)