African Slang Words Starting With "K"

Avoir du niveau (Be educated/sophisticated)

Avoir honte (To be ashamed)

Sans intelligence (Without intelligence)

Koz, diskite (Talk, discuss)

Attendre (To wait)

Attendre (To wait) - Lingala

Attendre le bon partenaire (To wait for the right partner)

Wait for rain

Tu attends quoi? (What are you waiting for?)

Wait for time

Embrasser (To kiss)

Se laver, se baigner (To wash, to bathe)

Retourner, revenir (To return, to come back)

Retourner, revenir (To return, to come back) - Lingala

Rentrer au pays (To return home) - Lingala

Rentrer au village (To return to the village)

Reculer (To go back) - Lingala

Répéter (To repeat) - Lingala

Rendre, retourner (To return, to give back)

Naming ceremony

Obtenir, recevoir (To get, to receive)

Recevoir, obtenir (To receive, to get) - Lingala

Recevoir, obtenir (To receive, get)

Avoir des enfants (Have children)

Trouver l'amour (To find love) - Lingala

Have hope

Avoir de la chance (To be lucky)

Avoir un problème (To have a problem) - Lingala

S'endetter (To get into debt)

Recevoir le cœur (To receive the heart) - Lingala

Obtenir une maison (To get a house)

Zero or nothing.

Fat or plump.

Portefeuille (Wallet)

Tough or strong (Hardcore)

Exactly/Perfectly (Exactly)

Chaussures en Nouchi (Shoes in Nouchi)

Kpàkpá (Masque/Mask)

Sauce au piment noir (Black pepper sauce)

Beignet de haricot (Bean fritter)

Immédiatement (Immediately)

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Strong liquor/Gin (Local alcohol)

Kpakpato (Quickly)

Sandales, tongs (Sandals, flip-flops)

Européen/Blanc (European/White person)

Pantalon ou chaussure en Nouchi (Pants or shoes in Nouchi)

Saurayi mai kuɗi (Rich guy)

Confusion/Disorder (Chaos)

Maïs grillé (Roasted corn)