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Lake Malawi em Moçambique (Lake Malawi in Mozambique)

Lago pequeno (Small lake)

Lagon / Lagoon

لاغون سيتي - مدينة البحيرة (lagoon city)

Nettoyage lagune (Lagoon cleanup)

Problème, conflit (Problem, conflict)

Relatif à la lagune (Related to the lagoon)

Plan d'eau d'Abidjan (Abidjan water body)

Transport lagunaire (Lagoon transport)

City accent

Island accents

Island accents

لهديم سكوير - ساحة الهديم (Lahdim square)

Butcher

Shɔ ni malo ɲagaminen (Beans and rice mixed)

Pancake-like bread (Somali)

Ratsy tarehy / Ugly

Liker (To like)

Laisse tomber (Forget it/drop it)

Laisse tomber (Forget it)

Abandonne/oublie (Give up/forget it)

Négligence (Negligence)

Abandonner (Give up)

Oublie ça (Forget about it)

A to yen, a bila (Let it go, leave it)

Laisser agir (Let it be)

Permis de passage (Pass)

Lait fermenté

An African term starting with the prefix 'la', which commonly indicates a noun class in Bantu languages. The root 'jise'...

Nice, good, pleasant (from Afrikaans “<a href="/word/lekker" class="internal-link" title="View definition of Lekker">lek...

Yɛrɛ tanga, protéger (Self defense, protect)

Lake (Water body)

Lake Chad (Lake Chad)

But/However (Arabic/Somali)

Lakini/ingawa (But/although)

Argent en Guéré (Money in Guéré)

Mtoto kwa Kipokot (Child in Pokot)

Mtoto kwa Kikalenjin (Child in Kalenjin)

Kalankɛla, étudiant (Study doer, student)

Ho robala / Ho phomola (To sleep / To rest)

Good night; sleep well

Et ainsi de suite (And so on)

Lalana kely / Sisin-dalana (Small road / Shortcut)

Also means “dad” (same as *Bali*, just a variant – some say “the Lali” to mean their father).

Something top-tier or the best (reference to the Spanish La Liga, top division).

Nakɔ suguya dɔ, baobab furuw (Type of vegetable, baobab leaves)

Lama (Mud)

Traditional land owner

Mammifère marin (Marine mammal)

Nigerian slang for deceptive talk or nonsense, often used to describe smooth but empty words used to trick people. Scamm...