Browse African Slang

Kwuzuza inda (To fill the stomach)

Kwuzuzanya (To complete each other)

Expression used when something is over the top or outrageous.

It's bad; unfortunate

Ugandan slang for a plot of land or property

Connais ton client (Know your customer)

Early morning

Sound of disgust (like “yuck”).

Bonne santé (Good health)

Kènèya (Health - Dioula)

Police or gendarmes (another nickname).

Poulet à l'étouffée (Steamed chicken)

Nom Mandingue commun (Common Mandingo name)

Commerce à Kélo

Style de Kélo (Kelo style)

Combustible (Fuel)

Un peu (A little bit)

Guerre, conflit en Dioula (War, conflict in Dioula)

Expression de surprise (Expression of surprise)

Nom de naissance (Birth name)

Fancy or high-class (from French “coco” like chic).

Grand frère de rue (Street big brother)

Grande sœur en Dioula (Big sister in Dioula)

Kõ (To give - Mooré)

Kõ-b-meng yaa sõngre (Self-reliance is best)

Shamba kwa Kikamba (Farm in Kamba)

Cou (Neck)

Cou (Neck)

Kɔ da (Go and sleep) - Dismissive phrase

Nakɔji kumun, sel (Bitter vegetable water, salt)

Développement (Development)

Kɔkɔɔ ase (Under the cocoa) - In secret or hidden

Kunnafoniba, kibaro ba (Big news, important information)

Yeelen ni san ɲɔgɔn, éclair (Light and rain together, lightning)

Ka kɔlɔsi, ka mɔgɔ ka miiri to a la (To watch, to make someone think about it)

Dɔnkili, fɔli (Song, music)

Nka, walima (But, or)

Cou (Neck)

Kɔ̀nú (Colère/Anger)

Kɔnɔ (Pregnancy/inside - Dioula)

Dusukasi ba, nisɔngoya ba (Big sadness, big worry)

Dumunikɛ waati min tɛmɛna, ni balo ye mɔgɔ minɛ (When mealtime has passed and hunger catches someone)

Farigan, kɔnɔ dimi (Stomach pain, belly ache)

Ji kulusi misɛnnin, petit bateau (Small water vehicle, canoe)

Balo, dumunikɛ kɔ sɔrɔta (Hunger, wanting to eat)

Nisɔndiya, tulonkɛ (Joke, playing around)

San nata kɔnɔ, pluie venir signe (Rain coming sign, pre-rainy season)

Kɔrɔba (Old/ancient - Dioula)

Mɔgɔkɔrɔ, vieux (Old person, elderly)

Dankari sira, yɔrɔ min gansan don (Dangerous path, place that's risky)