Nailos

🇿🇲 Zambia

Copperbelt slang meaning *“I know/understand,”* often said as interjection (possibly from “I know loss”?).

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Nakata line

🇿🇲 Zambia

To learn the ropes or get initiated (from Nyanja meaning “to cut the line” – i.e., get into business).

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Ndule

🇿🇲 Zambia

Bemba slang for girls or girlfriends (plural of *mundule*).

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Ngwele

🇿🇲 Zambia

Slang for a henchman or sidekick friend (similar to *fuzi*).

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Nikisi

🇿🇲 Zambia

Comes from *“nix”* (nothing) – means “nothing” or “no” emphatically.

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Njangwa

🇿🇲 Zambia

Means “marijuana” in local slang (also called chamba).

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Njumi

🇿🇲 Zambia

A very cute girl (youth slang, origin possibly from “njeem” meaning sweet).

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Nkeche

🇿🇲 Zambia

A term for girl or girlfriend in Copperbelt slang (possibly from Kaonde or Luvale).

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Ntakuko

🇿🇲 Zambia

Slang for *big butt* or booty (from Bemba maybe).

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Nyaps

🇿🇲 Zambia

Short for “no strings attached partner” or casual hookup (modern youth slang, likely influenced by internet lingo).

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