Browse African Slang

Esprit de Mongo (Mongo spirit)

Stupide (Stupid)

Orgullo de Mongomo (Mongomo pride)

Instrument traditionnel (Traditional instrument)

Mongwe (Someone)

Shɔfan tobi ni tulu (Cooked beans with oil)

Show them

መነኩሴ/መነኩሴ (Menekuse) - monk

Being exploited/Working for others (Being used)

Monkey gland sauce

One person works, another takes the benefit

A biting idiom describing injustice, where one person works like a "monkey" and another (the "baboon") eats the fruit of...

A saying: 'Monkey works and baboon draws (gets the reward)', meaning one person does the work and another benefits. Used...

A charming term for a sunshower – when rain falls while the sun is shining. Widely used in SA English (from an old Afrik...

Monna (Man/Husband)

Monna ga a llelwe (A man is not cried for)

Argent (Currency)

Petite monnaie (Small change)

Monnaie faible (Weak currency)

Monnaie rendue (Change given)

Monnfa ho (Don't worry) - Reassurance

Personne âgée, vieux (Elderly person)

Loko tokana / Monochrome

Mifankatia tokana / Monogamous

Monogamy (One partner)

Trabalho de conclusão (Conclusion work)

Bouche (Mouth) - Lingala

Mouth of wisdom

Contrôle du marché (Market control)

Capital city/Town (Monrovia)

Monster (Energy drink)

Multinationale (Multinational) - metaphor

Tendrombohitra / Mountain

Tendrombohitra Ambery / Montagne d'Ambre

Somme (Sum)

Cidade das pedras preciosas (Gemstone city)

Progresser socialement (Rise in rank)

Créer son entreprise (Start one's project)

Método educativo Montessori (Montessori educational method)

Monte não pare rato (Mountain doesn't birth mouse)

مونطر، ساعة (Watch)

Montre (Watch)

Horloge au poignet (Wristwatch)

Œuvre commémorative (Memorial work)

Monwana (Finger)

Sauce gluante (Slimy sauce)

Vento sazonal (Seasonal wind)

Borrowed from French 'monétaire' (monetary), in Guinea it's slang for a street money-changer. A monétaire is someone who...

Hali ya moyo (Heart condition)

Humeur (Mood)