Maadhimisho ya jando

๐ŸŒ Male circumcision ritual

Initiation ceremony

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Maadhimisho ya kike

๐ŸŒ Comoros

Female ceremony

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Maadhimisho ya mtoto

๐ŸŒ Baby ceremony

Child celebration

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Maadili

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟ Tanzania

Maadili/tabia nzuri (Morals/good behavior)

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Maadili ya jadi

๐ŸŒ Comoros

Traditional morals

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Maah

๐ŸŒ Mauritania

A colloquial Hassaniya filler like 'you know' or 'soโ€ฆ', often drawn out in speech. For example, 'Maahโ€ฆ nhรขr kemlรฉ,' mean...

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Maak 'n plan

๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa

An Afrikaans phrase meaning "make a plan." In SA slang it's widely used to mean finding a way to solve a money problem. ...

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Maaka

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ Botswana

Maaka (Lies)

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Maakye

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ Ghana

Good morning (Morning greeting)

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Maal

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia

แˆ›แˆ/แˆแŠ• (What - Oromo)

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Maalem

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria

Expert/master

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Maalim wa dini

๐ŸŒ Islamic instructor

Religious teacher

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Maalin kasta

๐ŸŒ Djibouti

Every day (Somali)

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Maalmahan

๐ŸŒ Djibouti

These days

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Maalo

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Uganda

Village-style or unsophisticated.

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Grandparents' wisdom

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Maama

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Uganda

Mother

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Maama

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟ Tanzania

Mama wa Kihaya (Haya mother)

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Maandag

๐ŸŒ Namibia

Monday (Monday)

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Maandalizi ya mvua

๐ŸŒ Wet season readiness

Rain preparations

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Maangi fi rek

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ Senegal

Wolof for โ€œI am just here.โ€ Used idiomatically to mean โ€œIโ€™m doing well/fine.โ€

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Maarif style

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco

ู…ุนุงุฑูŠู ุณุชุงูŠู„ - ุฃุณู„ูˆุจ ู…ุนุงุฑูŠู (Maarif district style)

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Maarifa

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟ Tanzania

Maarifa/ujuzi (Knowledge/skills)

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Maarifa ya jadi

๐ŸŒ Comoros

Traditional knowledge

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Maarufu

๐ŸŒ Ni mtu maarufu (He's a famous person)

Cรฉlรจbre/Connu (Famous/Known)

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Maas

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ Botswana

Maas (Sour milk)

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Maashi

๐ŸŒ Sudan

Walking; okay

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Maaya

๐ŸŒ Mali

Hadamadenya, mษ”gษ”ya cogoya (Humanity, way of being human)

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Maayo

๐ŸŒ Guinea-Bissau

Rio em Fula (River in Fula)

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Maba heritage

๐ŸŒ Chad

Hรฉritage Maba (Maba heritage)

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Mabadiliko chanya

๐ŸŒ Comoros

Positive changes

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Mabadiliko ya hewa

๐ŸŒ Comoros

Weather changes

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Mabadiliko ya kijamii

๐ŸŒ Societal evolution

Social changes

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Mabadiliko ya uchumi

๐ŸŒ Comoros

Economic changes

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Mabalane

๐ŸŒ Mozambique

Vila de Mabalane (Mabalane village)

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Mabanana

๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผ Zimbabwe

Million dollars (hyperinflation era)

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Mabawa

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟ Tanzania

Mabawa/viumbe vya anga (Wings/sky creatures)

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Mabe

๐ŸŒ Central African Republic

Mal en punu (Bad in Punu)

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Mabee3at

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt

ู…ุจูŠุนุงุช - Sales

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Mabele

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ Botswana

Terre/sol fertile (Fertile soil)

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Mabele

๐ŸŒ Central African Republic

Terre/sol fertile (Fertile soil)

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Mabelo

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ Botswana

Mabelo (Running)

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Mabina

๐ŸŒ DRC

Dance style

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Mabkhous

๐ŸŒ Mauritania

ู…ุจุฎูˆุณุŒ ู…ุญุธูˆุธ (Lucky, fortunate)

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Mablat

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia

แˆ˜แ‰ฅแˆ‹แ‰ต/แˆ˜แ‰ฅแˆ‹แ‰ต (Mablat) - to eat

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Mabluza

๐ŸŒ Lesotho

Another term for older women dating younger men (cougars), used alongside Balimo and Zebra.

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Mabogo dinku a thebana

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ Botswana

Mabogo dinku a thebana (Hands wash each other)

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Maboke

๐ŸŒ Central African Republic

Poisson en papillote (Fish in banana leaves) - spรฉcialitรฉ Likouala

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Maboke ya soso

๐ŸŒ DRC

Chicken in leaves

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Maboko

๐ŸŒ Central African Republic

Mains/bras (Hands/arms)

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