African Slang Words Starting With "K"

Entrer, pénétrer (To enter, go in)

Pessoa mais velha / termo de respeito (Elder / term of respect)

Pesoa más velha (Pessoa mais velha) (Elder/older person)

Kota (Quarter loaf sandwich)

Senkgoa se seholo / Quarter loaf (Big sandwich / Quarter loaf)

Township sandwich tradition | Township toebroodjie tradisie

Aller en ville (Go to town)

I-quarter yesinkwa (Quarter bread)

Personne âgée respectée (Respected elder)

Marcher (To walk) - Lingala

Lire, compter (To read, to count) - Lingala

Lire/compter (Read/count)

Lire, étudier (To read, to study)

Hésiter (To hesitate) - Lingala

Dance move

Kote (To cut)

Ki plas? (Where?)

Bamananw ka tulonkɛ, kumaba (Bambara performance, theater)

ቆጠቤ/ቆጠቤ (Kotebe)

Vendre (To sell)

Vendre (To sell) - Lingala

Vendre (Sell)

Bien vendre (To sell well)

Vendre au marché (To sell at the market)

Se lever, se tenir debout (To stand up)

Se lever (To stand up) - Lingala

Se tenir fermement (To stand firmly) - Lingala

Enseigner, montrer (To teach, to show)

Enseigner (To teach) - Lingala

Love/Catching feelings (Love or romantic feelings)

Slang for speaking bluntly to someone (literally “put someone straight”).

Laisser, abandonner (To leave, to abandon)

Laisser (To leave) - Lingala

Laisser derrière (To leave behind) - Lingala

Busybody who meddles.

Envoyer (To send) - Lingala

To squat or bend down.

Mais velho em Mandinka (Elder in Mandinka)

Sac (Bag)

Se lever, se soulever (To rise up)

Soulever, élever (To lift up, to raise)

Coudre (To sew) - Lingala

Kotovelada (Cotovelada) (Elbow)

كوتشينة (Italian card game)

Kotulo (Harvest)

Ho kotula / Nako ea ho ja (To harvest / Eating time)

Demander, questionner (To ask, to question)

Demander à haute voix (To ask loudly)

Nouveau riche/parvenu (New money/nouveau riche)

Nom Baoulé commun (Common Baoulé name)