African Slang Words Starting With "K"

Économie criminelle (Criminal economy) - slang

Ilungile, iyavuma (It's fine, okay)

Dugumafini, patalon surun (Shorts, short pants)

Aîné (Elder sibling)

To eat (also means to embezzle)

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)

Kumakya (In the morning)

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

Kukamilisha jambo (To complete something)

To the graveyard

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

To the right

Kumanuka (To go down)

To the left

Kufuata kwa karibu (To mark closely)

Rough neighborhood in Kumasi.

Akil (Food - Zande)

Mjinga (Stupid)

Kumbe/nakumbuka (It turns out/I remember)

Poupança tradicional (Traditional savings group)

Dinheru/moeda (Dinheiro/moeda) (Money/coin)

Remember

Behind/back

Comer fora (Eat out)

Comer sal; ter experiência de vida / To eat salt; have life experience

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)

Kuchanganya nyimbo za kitanzania (To mix Tanzanian songs)

Amizadi sagrada (Amizade sagrada) (Sacred friendship)

Companheiro de vida (Life partner)

Companhia/Companheiro (Company/Companion)

Traditional Jola masquerade dancer

Grupo de dança (Dance group)

To the market

To the village

To wake up

Comunidade (Community)

Emakhaya (rural home)

Kumva (To hear/understand)

To hear/understand

Kumva (To hear/understand)

Kumva neza (To hear well - understand)