Browse African Slang

Naga (Veld/Bush)

Nageng (In the veld/countryside)

Nako (Time)

Nako e (It's time)

Naledi (Star)

Nama (Meat)

Namane (Calf)

Namaqua (Wine)

Nare (Buffalo - strong)

Nare ya dithaba (Mountain buffalo - strong and stubborn)

Nata (Gateway to Makgadikgadi)

Ncinci (Small/Little)

Ndombolo (Congo dance)

Neat (No ice)

Nederburg (Wine)

Neela (Give)

Neh (Right?/Isn't it?)

Nepotism (Family favoritism)

Nespray (Milk powder)

Netflix and chill (Date euphemism)

Network (Connections)

Never (Expression of disbelief)

Ngaka (Doctor/Traditional healer)

Ngangisano (Disagreement)

Ngwaga (Year)

Ngwana (Child)

Ngwana yo o sa leleng o swela tharing (Child who doesn't cry dies on mother's back)

Ngwanaka (My child)

Ngwanatsele (November)

Ngwedi (Moon)

Night shift (Night work)

Nightcap (Before bed drink)

Nkgonne (Elder sister)

Nkoko (Grandmother)

Nku e metsi (Wet sheep - weakling)

Nku ya modimo (God's sheep - blessed one)

Nkwe (Leopard - fierce)

Nna (Me/As for me)

Nnake (Younger sibling)

Nngwe (Some/Another)

Nnyaa (No)

Nnye (Small/Few)

No strings attached (No commitment)

Noga (Snake - untrustworthy)

Noga e tshwarwa ke tlhogo (Snake is caught by head)

Noga ya metsi (Water snake - dangerous in their element)

Noka (River)

Noko (Porcupine)

Nonyane ya mafoko (Bird of words - talkative)

Nou (Now)