African Slang Words Starting With "K"

To listen

To drink water

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

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)

Kundimi, farigan (Headache, sickness)

Kukundana no kwishyira hamwe (To be in love)

Kunde/mbegu za kilimo (Black-eyed peas/farming seeds)

Tam-tam traditionnel (Traditional drum) - terme Mbochi

Western region festival (Harvest festival)

Kundé (Traditional lute)

Kumererwa nabi n'ikintu (To be disappointed)

Jua kali (Very hot)

Kunesha (Swimming)

Ukukhathala (tiredness)

Kunezerwa (To be pleased)

Kun belebeleba, hakili ɲuman (Big head, good mind)

Literally 'to shine,' slang for to look sharp or dress impressively. If someone says 'amekung'aa leo,' they mean he/she ...

(Sheng, lit. 'to uproot someone') Means to steal someone's partner. If you ng'oa mtu, you woo them away from their curre...

Kunganira (To help/assist)

Slang for fighting or physical altercation.

Yɔrɔ min tɛ ɲɛ, sigida min gansan don (Place that's not nice, neighborhood that's dangerous)

Kungurana (To exchange)

Kunguru (Crow)

Kunguru/mwanamke mzee (Crow/old woman)

Means to con or swindle; a guma guma is a hustler who scams people.

To dress sharp or look fabulous.

Cunhado chato (Annoying brother-in-law)

Firewood

Kun jɔlen, surun (Head up, pride)

Kibaro, ko kura (Information, news)

Mɔgɔ min bɛ kunnafoni di, journaliste (Someone who gives information, journalist)

It’s getting bad or intense (from “noma” meaning trouble).

Kunonoka (being late)

Já começou (Already started)

Kun si mugu tigɛ, tête cheveux couper (Head hair cut, haircut)

Kunu, tɛmɛnen don (Yesterday, past day)

Northern grain drink (Northern grain drink)

Kunu (Yesterday - Dioula)

Traditional drink made from millet (Origin: Bambara/Malian)

Ontem em Mandinka (Yesterday in Mandinka)

Kununua (To buy)

Umukino w'abahungu (Boys' game)

Kunyaga (To walk slowly/leisurely)

Kuchoka / Kusamuka (To leave / relocate)

Kufanya vizuri sana (To do something excellently)

Kuinua kitu au mtu juu (To lift something or someone up)

To chill; to laze about aimlessly (Origin: Chichewa <a href="/word/slang" class="internal-link" title="View definition o...

Kwerekana ko ufite amafaranga (To show that you have money)