African Slang Words Starting With "L"

Fortunate person

لاكي بيرسون - شخص محظوظ (lucky person)

Tira ganhu (Tirar ganho) (Profit)

Ganho, profit (Profit)

Ganho / profit (Profit)

Mirage profit

Ludo (Board game)

Boardgame slang meaning to fool someone (from the game Ludo).

Ludo (Board game)

Board game (Board game)

Owns ludo board

Days gem → Dice game

The rap style of rapping in Luganda; slang to mean speaking very fluently in Luganda with rhyme.

Lugandaglish (Luganda-English mix)

Walk/go on foot

Distrito de Lugela (Lugela district)

لقيج (Luggage)

Luggage allowance

Expert at packing

Tetris de equipaje (Luggage tetris)

Lugha/mzungumzo (Language/communication)

Lugha ya taifa (National language)

Lugha yetu ya taifa (Our national language)

Lughawi (Linguistic)

Lughawiya (Female linguist)

Lugogo (Sports complex)

Afrikaans for "Listen carefully (to me)." This phrase is often used in SA English context when someone in authority (a p...

Thank you (Lozi)

Chercher/vouloir (Look for/want)

Vomir, régurgiter (To vomit, throw up)

Lukiiko (Parliament)

Ganhu/benefísiu (Ganho/benefício) (Profit/benefit)

Outfit or style (from English “look”).

Simsim (Sesame)

Sweet potatoes

Dia (Day)

Lumière de ma vie (Light of my life)

Lumo bi tey la (The weekly market is today)

Feira semanal (Weekly market)

Lumonde (Sweet potatoes)

Lumu (Once/Sometimes)

Lumumba (Makerere's Lumumba Hall)

Lua cheia (Full moon)

Lunch (Lunch)

Lijo tsa motšeare / Middagete (Afternoon food / Lunch)

Lunch (Lunch)

Protects their lunch

Repo midi (Lunch break)

የምሳ ሰዓት/የምሳ ሰዓት (Yemisa seat) - lunch break

Midday rest (Noon pause)