Browse African Slang

Kwa sababu gani? (Why?)

Kwa ntle (Outside)

Kwa pele (In front)

Tout le monde (Everyone)

Kwa tlase (Below)

Okwata ongila / angry (Angry)

Literally “angry” in Afrikaans, but slang usage means **excellent or cool**.

Literally 'angry' in Afrikaans, but slang-wise it means 'cool,' 'excellent' or 'rad.' Calling something kwaai in Namibia...

"Kwaai" in Afrikaans originally means angry, but slang-wise it has come to mean "cool" or "excellent." So "kwaai vibes" ...

علاقة الأفارقة (Black African connection)

Kwacoco (Cocoyam porridge)

Adeus (Goodbye)

Kwaheri mpaka tuonane (Goodbye till we meet)

Kwahu Easter - Easter celebration in Kwahu

Good; fine; nice

Kwaito (Music genre)

Kwaito (Music genre)

Master of kwaito music (Kwaito expert)

Kwaka inzu (To build a house - to establish oneself)

Kwakira (To receive)

Kwakira abageni (To receive guests)

Kwakira abakiriya (To receive customers)

Kwakira abashyitsi (To welcome guests)

Kwakira amafaranga (To receive money)

Lie or nonsense.

Kwamamaza (To advertise/market)

Kwambuka uruzi (To cross the river - to overcome challenges)

It felt good / was nice.

"It's nice here."

Kwandika (To write)

Kwandika ubutumwa (To text/send message)

Pain de manioc (Cassava bread)

Pain de manioc (Cassava bread)

Kwangisha (To make hate)

Je? (Really?)

Pessoa do grupo étnico Kwanyama (Person from Kwanyama ethnic group)

Kwanza/mara ya kwanza (First/first time)

Dinheiro angolano (Angolan money)

ኳስ/ኳስ (Kwas) - ball

Fool/Stupid person (Fool)

Kwasia buroni (Foolish person) - Strong insult

Foolish talk/Stupidity (Foolishness)

Kwassa kwassa dance

كويس - جيد (Good - fine)

A Xhosa term for small boy. It is generally used by older men when referring to a younger boy. It can also be used to re...

Denial or pretending not to know someone.

Kwegera umuriro (To approach fire - to take risks)

Kwegukira (To prosper/become rich)

Kweku Ananse - Trickster/clever person

Kwela (Pennywhistle music)