Browse African Slang

Ngaoundere (Regional capital)

Ngapi? (How many/much?)

Ngata (Prison)

Distrito de Ngauma (Ngauma district)

A term from Oromo that refers to a cultural concept, object, or action. It is commonly used in everyday speech within co...

Style de Grande Comore (Grande Comore style)

Sauce de feuilles (Leaf sauce)

Manioc modernisé (Modernized cassava)

Mensonge (Lie)

Never / no way.

Communicates with spirits

The breeze

Ngeleh (Money - Southwest)

A person watching an event from outside without paying (like peeking at a concert).

Really? / for real?

Ho kena / Ho tlola (To enter / To jump in)

Ngente bi am dina suba (The circumcision ceremony will be tomorrow)

Leão em Changana (Lion in Changana)

Ngikhatsele (I'm tired)

Estou presente/aqui (I am present/here)

Ngiphatheke kabi (I'm sad)

Ngiyesaba (I'm scared)

Elfu moja (One thousand)

Ngikufake ku-post yami (I tagged you in my post)

Ngiyathokoza (I'm happy)

Ngibuhlungu (I'm crying/hurt)

Ngiyakuthandaza / Ngifuna ukuba nobuhlobo nawe (I'm hitting on you / I want to date you)

Zulu for 'I love you.' Often searched by non-Zulu speakers wanting to express love

I'm vibing / enjoying.

Zulu phrase meaning 'I'm crazy about you.' Became a slangy romantic line due to a famous song

Wait. Often used as “**Ngoja kidogo**” meaning “wait a moment.”

Wait

Attends un peu (Wait a bit)

Bière de maïs (Corn beer)

Jeu de stratégie (Strategy game)

Jeu de stratégie (Strategy game)

Ho ngola feela / To ngola feela

God's grace

Ngoma/muziki (Music/song)

Drum

Tambour/Fête (Drum/Party)

Tambour traditionnel (Traditional drum)

Tam-tam/drums (Traditional drums)

Wedding drums

Danse traditionnelle (Traditional dance)

Hand drum

Taarab dance

Traditional drums

Wedding drums

Ngoma za kitamaduni (Traditional dances)