African Slang Words Starting With "M"

Mtu anayetetea haki za watu (Person who defends people's rights)

Mti/mmea mkubwa (Tree/big plant)

Literally 'tree,' but in slang refers to marijuana.

Tall tree

Mti ni maisha (Trees are life)

Fruit tree

Casuarina tree

Mtu wa kutajika (Popular person)

Mtihani/kipimo cha ujuzi (Exam/skill test)

Heart (feelings)

Coração em várias línguas (Heart in various languages)

Mtindi/maziwa yaliyoharibika (Sour milk/spoiled milk)

Mto/kitu kinachokimbilia (River/something flowing)

Clean water river

Mtondo/siku ya baada ya kesho (Day after tomorrow)

Mtoni/kando ya mto (By the river)

Mtoto aliyelelewa vijijini (Child raised in rural areas)

Mtu wa siri nyingi (Person of many mysteries)

Nguo za pili (Second-hand clothes)

Mavazi mazuri ya mitumba (Good second-hand clothes)

Nyama ya kukaanga ya kuku (Grilled chicken)

Mtwara/mji wa pwani (Mtwara/coastal city)

Mu binyoma (In lies - falsely)

Mu by'ukuri (In reality - actually)

Mu gitondo (In the morning)

Mu gitondo gitondo (Very early morning)

In the neighborhood

Mu ijoro (At night)

Mu ishamba (In the forest)

Nous avons réussi ensemble (We succeeded together)

Mu kibanza (In the compound)

Mu kifubo (In summary)

Mu ndege (In a plane)

Mu kiringo (In rainy season)

Mu line (In queue/Waiting)

In the area

Mu mahoro (In peace)

Mu myenda myiza (In nice clothes)

Mu maso (In the face - directly)

Mu imodoka (In the car)

Mu mpeshyi (In the dry season)

Mu mujyi wa Kigali (In Kigali city)

Mu murima (In the field)

Mu mwobo (In the hole - in trouble)

Mu nda (In the stomach - in secret)

Mu nzu (Inside house)

Mu rugo (At home)

Mu rukundo (In love)

Mu rusengero (In church)

Mu things (In the know/Connected)