Browse African Slang

Mjinga (Idiot)

Mtu anayetawala (Person who rules)

Mfalme simba (King lion)

Mfana (Young man)

Spice trader

Mfanyakazi/mtu anayefanya kazi (Worker/person who works)

Happy/cheerful

Mfenesi/mti wa fenesi (Jackfruit tree)

Motsoalle oa ka / Ngoaneso (My friend / My brother)

Brother / friend.

Mfuatiliaji/mtu anayefuatilia (Follower/person who follows)

Cassava leaf stew

Information system

Water system

Mfupi/mtu mrefu kidogo (Short/person with little height)

My brother (Zulu).

Mgahawa/mahali pa chakula (Restaurant/food place)

Guérisseur traditionnel (Traditional healer)

Mganga/mponja (Traditional healer)

Medicine healer

Friend or homeboy (short for *umngani*).

Mgeni/mtu wa nje (Guest/outside person)

مغامرة (Adventure / risk)

Maghrebi people

Sunset

Insult meaning “scoundrel” or literally “stray dog.”

Danse traditionnelle (Traditional dance)

Shamba kwa Kitaita (Farm in Taita)

Literally chicken leg, but quirky slang for a pistol. The shape of a handgun grip resembles a chicken thigh

Stuffed flatbread

Assunto em changana (Matter in Changana)

Cerimônia de iniciação feminina (Female initiation ceremony)

Mtu mzuri wa kiume (Handsome man)

Fed up

Mhasibu/mtunza hesabu (Accountant/number keeper)

Mhele (Traditional game)

Vento (Wind)

Espírito médium (Spirit medium)

Neblina (Mist)

Mi (To know - Mooré)

(Ga) Meaning 'I love you' in the Ga language of Ghana (spoken in Accra). It's an intimate expression among Ga speakers.

Ce n'est pas assez (It's not enough)

Nous n'avons pas (We don't have)

Mimi na wewe (Me and you)

Milieu du trajet (Halfway)

Entre saisons (Mid-season)

Pause, moitié (Half-time)

Escritor moçambicano famoso (Famous Mozambican writer)

See you later (Goodbye)

Very hatsarana / Ratsy vintana (Lose charm / Bad luck)