Browse African Slang

Musique traditionnelle (Traditional music)

Musique traditionnelle (Traditional music)

Musique téléchargée (Downloaded music)

Musique urbaine (Urban music)

ሙስሊም/ሙስሊም (Muslim)

Wanafunzi Waislamu (Muslim Students)

ሙስሊም ብራዘር - ሙስሊም ሓው (Muslim brother)

Muso (Woman - Dioula)

You’ll just have to deal with it (same as ‘usova’)" (Chichewa slang)

Musow ka cogoya, féminité (Women's way, femininity)

New bathroom

Bairro periférico (Suburban neighborhood)

Máscara facial tradicional (Traditional face mask)

Must come you (Expression)

Essencial ter (Must have)

Indispensable (Must-have)

Impossible

Good future

Good future (Somali) - future wish

Hospital

Literally “skin of Bata (shoe),” slang for cheap slippers (Bata is a shoe brand). Usage: Aleki na musuni ya Bata – She’s...

Nyumba kwa Kikamba (Home in Kamba)

Museum

Lieu de mémoire (Place of memory)

Musée communautaire (Local museum)

National museum

Musée culturel (Cultural museum)

When are you coming back? (Arabic)

Another term for 'angry/annoyed,' essentially a synonym of mitkanṭī. It implies someone is fed up.

Educated

Centro comercial de Luanda (Luanda commercial center)

Boneca tradicional (Traditional doll)

Distrito de Mutarara (Mutarara district)

Mettre en sourdine (To mute)

ميوت باتن - زر كتم الصوت (mute button)

ميوت يورسلف (Mute yourself)

Casa em makhuwa (House in Makhuwa)

Umutsi wesintu (Traditional medicine)

Jovem mulher (Young woman)

Moriana oa Sesotho / Lithare (Traditional medicine / Herbs)

Muti (Traditional medicine)

Traditional medicine (from Zulu umuthi, tree/medicine). Can refer to herbal remedies or sometimes witchcraft potion

Muto (Person - Douala)

L'équipe de Mutsamudu (Mutsamudu crew)

Mutsamudu city

Personne en punu (Person in Punu)

Slang for “leader” or someone who others follow (like the engine of a train). Usage: Na groupe na bino, yo nde mutu trai...

Systèmes entraide actifs (Active mutual aid systems)

Tradición de ayuda mutua (Mutual aid tradition)

Respect mutuel universel (Universal mutual respect)