Browse African Slang

Groundnut cake snack (Peanut snack)

Galette d'arachide (Peanut cake)

Protecting ocean

Protecting environment

Protecting forests

To pay debt

Payer le loyer (Pay rent)

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

Street gang or gangsters from rough neighborhoods. Usage: Ba kuluna babeti mobulu na fete lobi – Gangsters caused chaos ...

Économie criminelle (Criminal economy) - slang

Dugumafini, patalon surun (Shorts, short pants)

Aîné (Elder sibling)

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)

Means “money” (Kimbundu origin). Usage: Tou sem kumbu, fim do mês é complicado. (I’m without money – end of the month is...

Remember

National monuments

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)

Traditional Jola masquerade dancer

Grupo de dança (Dance group)

Comunidade (Community)

Kumva (To hear/understand)

Kumva neza (To hear well - understand)

“Spill the flour,” meaning to spoil things or fail at the end (like dropping flour you’ve been carrying).

Arroser (To water)

ኩናማ ግሩቭ - ምንቅስቓስ ኩናማ (Kunama groove)

Ka kunbɛn, ka bɛn siniɲɛsigi la (To meet, to meet unexpectedly)

Lajɛ ba, grande réunion (Big meeting, large gathering)