Browse African Slang

Major market area (Central market)

Makola stress - Overwhelming Makola market experience

Pieds, jambes (Feet, legs)

Pieds/jambes (Feet/legs)

Feet of peace

Povo e língua Makonde (Makonde people and language)

Stick fighting

Les nouvelles/potins (News/gossip)

Bavardage de rue (Street gossip)

Young cassava leaves

Musique camerounaise (Cameroonian music)

Makossa (Cameroon dance)

Makossa (Popular music genre)

Makossa step (Dance move)

Ville et ethnie de la Cuvette (Cuvette town and ethnicity)

Makoya (Whites/Europeans)

Date pastry

مقروض (Date pastry)

مكسب - Profit/Gain

College library

Village library

مكتوب - Written/Destined

مكتوب (Written / destined)

Pâte fermentée (Fermented paste)

Petite monnaie (Small change)

Cassava sticks

Nyatsi / Motho oa bobeli (Side chick / Second person)

Amigos em changana (Friends in Changana)

Chorale (Choir) - terme ecclésiastique

Shona for “competition.” Used in slang to talk about rivalry or competitive situations (even love rivals).

Quartier de Brazzaville (Brazzaville neighborhood)

Mal (Bad/badly)

Mal agradecido (Ungrateful)

Impopulaire (Unloved)

ملعب - Stadium/Field

Persona de Malabo (Person from Malabo)

Magia matutina de Malabo (Malabo morning magic)

Sarcasmo malabense (Malabo sarcasm)

Maladie (Sickness)

Maladie vaincue (Disease defeated)

Fiamboniana malagasy / Malagasy excellence

Fo malagasy / Malagasy heart

Fierté malgache / Malagasy pride

Mampalahelo / Tsy tsara (Sad / Not good)

Malaika/kiumbe mzuri (Angel/good being)

Pessoa que vive de esquemas (Person who lives off schemes)

ملاك - Angel (term of endearment)

Bebida alcohólica local (Local alcoholic drink)

Maestro cervecero de malamba (Malamba brew master)

Bon/bien (Good/well)