Browse African Slang

País, tierra natal (Country, homeland)

Olá, oi (Hello, hi)

Mboa (Friend - Yaoundé slang)

“Crazy girl,” said affectionately or teasingly.

“Talked-about girl,” meaning a girl who’s the subject of gossip. Usage: Depois daquela festa ela virou mboa falada lá no...

“Serious girl,” means a nice girl (as in girlfriend material).

A fun way to emphasize something belonging to someone, like “his girl” or “his thing.”

Mboga/mazao ya bustani (Vegetables/garden crops)

Leafy vegetables

Youth slang (from Sheng) for crew or squad. Your close friend group.

Means 'crew' or squad of friends. From Kikuyu mũbũgi (group). Popularized in songs ('mbogi genje').

Kundi la wazee (Group of elders / respected people)

Mbogo/ng'ombe wa msitu (Buffalo/wild cow)

Country will improve

Village ancestral (Ancestral village)

Country of hope

Mbola tsara / Still good

Mbolea/kitu cha kuongeza rutuba (Fertilizer/fertility increaser)

Mbolea ya kinyesi (Organic fertilizer)

Organic fertilizer

A term with multiple uses: thieves use mbolha for stolen loot, minibus conductors use it for passengers, and some use it...

Salut en fang (Hello in Fang)

Bonjour en myènè (Hello in Myene)

Mboma (Python/big person)

Kazi kwa Kitaita (Work in Taita)

Kwa nini hivyo? (Why like that?)

Argent, monnaie (Money, currency)

Money talks

Mbongo tchobi (Black spiced fish)

Argent de poche (Pocket money)

Mkubwa / mheshimiwa (Boss / respected person)

Python (Python)

Mtu wa rangi ya kahawia (Brown-skinned person)

Mbu/mtu mchoshaji (Mosquito/pest)

Idiot, fool (insult (Origin: literally “<a href="/word/<a href="/word/goat" class="internal-link" title="View definition...

Mbuh (Traditional medicine)

Pluie (Rain)

Saison agricole (Farming season)

Fruits (Fruits)

Nevoeiro / neblina (Fog / mist)

To end up disappointed or let down

Mtu mvivu (Lazy person)

Mbuyu/tunda la mti mkuu (Baobab fruit)

Literally 'goat,' but used to call someone stubborn or foolish.

Mbuzi/mnyama wa kufuga (Goat/kept animal)

Small goat

Mbwa/mnyama wa nyumbani (Dog/home animal)

A boastful or arrogant person.

Mc (Master of ceremony)

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