African Slang Words Starting With "M"

Majita (Guys/Friends)

Guys or dudes (friends in a group). (Origin: Tsotsitaal, from Zulu “amadoda”)

Bashanyana ba ka / Metsoalle ea ka (My boys / My friends)

Majles (Parliament)

Majlis (Gathering)

Majmoua (Group)

مجنون (Crazy / mad)

Majnun (Crazy/mad)

Majnoun (Mad)

Insane

Majojo (Iron smelting site)

ميجور (Major)

Top of class

Clé du succès (Major key)

ماجوريل بلو - أزرق ماجوريل (Majorelle blue)

Fanba, caman ye (Big part, majority)

Majrur (Victim)

Majukumu ya kazi (Work responsibilities)

Avy Mahajanga / Sakalava (From Mahajanga / Sakalava)

Majusi (Zoroastrian)

Means 'overseas/abroad,' from 'juu' (above). Kenyans use majuu to refer to Western countries or anywhere abroad.

Means 'overseas/abroad,' from 'juu' (above). Kenyans use majuu to refer to Western countries or anywhere abroad.

Majusiya (Zoroastrian female)

Maka (Home)

In Bissau-Guinean Creole and informal Portuguese, maka means a 'problem' or 'trouble'. It's used similarly to West Afric...

Problema/kazu (Problema/caso) (Problem/issue)

Mandreraka / Mampahory (Exhausting / Troublesome)

Charcoal

Makabila ya nchi (Country tribes)

Makaburi ya jamii (Community cemeteries)

Como está em ndau (How are you in Ndau)

Budget estimates

In Shona it means “you’re bad,” but slang-wise it’s a playful compliment for something cool or a way to say thanks (“you...

Clouds

Singe (Monkey)

Pesoa ki imita tudu (Pessoa que imita tudo) (Person who copies everything)

Macaco (Monkey/Troublemaker)

Charbon (Charcoal)

Charbon de bois (Charcoal)

Poulet braisé (Grilled chicken)

Barbecue (BBQ)

Koiza rara (Coisa rara) (Rare thing)

Affaires, choses (Affairs, things) - Lingala

Affaires, choses (Affairs, things)

Things will end

Quelles affaires? (What matters?)

“No problem/no harm” (similar to labas). Used to say it’s all good. Usage: I accidentally stepped on your shoe – makane ...

Utingo wa matatu (Matatu tout)

Bière locale (Local beer)

Makanisa ya mtaa (Neighborhood churches)