Browse African Slang

Eat

Literally “eat iron sheets,” means to stay single (as bachelors sometimes sleep in unfinished houses with iron sheet roo...

Swahili for 'eat fare'. A humorous phrase describing a scenario (common in Kenya) where a guy sends a girl transport mon...

Eng-Swa mix meaning “enjoy a good time.”

(Swahili, 'eat with the eyes') An expression meaning to enjoy something by just looking, often used when admiring an att...

Literally “eat life,” meaning enjoy life to the fullest.

Kutafuta kwa bidii (To search thoroughly)

Kumvetsa / Kumva (To understand / get it)

Terrible heat

To relax or take it easy.

A derogatory term for an Indian person (from old <a href="/word/slang" class="internal-link" title="View definition of S...

Groundnut cake snack (Peanut snack)

Galette d'arachide (Peanut cake)

Protecting environment

To pay debt

To pay with saliva (promise to pay later)

Kufurahia sana (To enjoy greatly / be lit)

Kuweka pesa kwa simu (To add credit)

Cultura local (Local culture)

Hot (Somali) - very common due to climate

Gang de jeunes, bandit (Youth gang, bandit) - slang

Économie criminelle (Criminal economy) - slang

Dugumafini, patalon surun (Shorts, short pants)

Kuma (To speak - Dioula)

Kuma min man di, min bɛ mɔgɔ tɔɔrɔ (Words that aren't nice, that hurt someone)

Kuma min ka gɛlɛn, min ka di ka mɛn (Hard talk, difficult to hear)

Kuma kɛ cogo, façon parler (Talk do way, way of speaking)

Comadre (Close female friend/godmother)

Kumakwane (Village)

The end; conclusion (literally 'at the finish') (Origin: Chichewa)

Kukwatirana / Kupanga banja (To get married / start a family)

Kumanuka (To go down)

Kufuata kwa karibu (To mark closely)

Rough neighborhood in Kumasi.

Mjinga (Stupid)

Kumbe/nakumbuka (It turns out/I remember)

Poupança tradicional (Traditional savings group)

Remember

Comer fora (Eat out)

Kumenya (To know)

Kuchita zinthu / Kugwira ntchito (To hustle / work)

Comida de festa (Party food)

Comida crioula (Creole food)

Comilão no fogo (Glutton at fire)

Companheiro de vida (Life partner)

Companhia/Companheiro (Company/Companion)

Grupo de dança (Dance group)

Comunidade (Community)

Kumva (To hear/understand)

Kumva neza (To hear well - understand)