African Slang Words Starting With "M"

Alright, okay, agreed.

“I’m not the one who said \[it],” used to distance oneself from gossip or a blunt truth. Usage: Mashi ana li golt but pe...

Impossible

ማሽላ/ማሽላ (Mashila) - sorghum

Mashindano/mapambano (Competition/contests)

Drum competitions

Strength competitions

Washing machine

Mashshook/gharib (Suspicious/doubtful)

Mokoloti / Motho oa mašeleng (Loan shark / Money person)

A township term for a loan shark – someone who lends money informally at high interest. Mashonisas prey on those who can...

Mashonzha (Mopane worms)

Literally “project,” used to mean someone’s significant other or crush (a running joke as if they are a “project” you’re...

Mashruh (Explained)

Siku ya mashujaa (Heroes day)

Mélange (Mashup)

Mchanganyiko wa nyimbo (Song mixture)

ماش اب (Mashup)

Khurja/jawla (Outing)

Mashwara (Consultation)

Mashwi (Grilled)

Means “okay” or “all right” (literally “walking”). Often said to indicate agreement or that all is good.

Doing something wrong.

Masihiya (Christian female)

Msimu wa mvua kubwa (Heavy rain season)

Masikio/viungo vya kusikia (Ears/hearing organs)

Masikoro / Foko Masikoro

These days

ማሲላ/ማሲላ (Masila) - harvest season

Masimo (Fields/Lands)

Tšimo / Polasi (Fields / Farm)

Masina / Sacred

Véhicule/machine (Vehicle/machine)

ማሲንቆ/ማሲንቆ (One-string fiddle)

ማሲንቆ ተጫዋች/ማሲንቆ ተጫዋች (Masinko techawach) - masinko player

Mosque

Mosque (Arabic)

مسجد - Mosque

Big mosque

Near the mosque

Agapfukamunwa (Face covering)

Mask (Face covering)

Manao masque / Mask up

Zulu tradisionele musiek (Zulu traditional music)

Maskandi (Zulu folk)

Zulu folk music mood | Zulu volksmusiek stemming

Dans wit mask → Dance with mask

Poor person

Mtu hana chochote (Person with nothing)

Maskun (Inhabited)