African Slang Words Starting With "L"

Epandulo / township (Township / location)

Township gossip network (Neighborhood news)

Spog met waar jy bly (Bragging about where you live)

Township atmosphere (Township feeling)

Coastal stretch (Extended beach)

Far apart relationship (Separated love)

Efiku elilelele (Extended weekend)

A quick glance; a brief look" ("Namlish phrase")

Continuous defeats (Multiple losses)

Absorbed in sound (Immersed in rhythm)

Verlore in vertaling (Lost in translation)

No network (Connection gone)

Instant attraction (Immediate love)

Romantic couple (Affectionate pair)

Eshako lyohole / hickey (Love mark / hickey)

Affection wins (Romance overcomes)

Ou wat altyd relationship advice gee (Person who always gives relationship advice)

A proverb from Namibia suggesting that love is like a tyrant that conquers everyone eventually. No one is immune to fall...

Affection style (Care expression)

Ou wat net geld soek in verhouding (Person who only seeks money in relationship)

Romance tale (Affection narrative)

Three-person situation (Complicated romance)

Affection conquers (Romance triumphs)

Power running out (Battery dying)

Kashona / secretly (Secretly / quietly)

Toets lojaliteit (Test loyalty)

Midday rest (Noon pause)

Ou wat altyd lunch ure verdwyn (Person who always disappears at lunch)

Expensive neighborhood (Rich area)

Southern port town (Diamond town)