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ችግር የለም/ችግር የለም (Chiger yelem) - no problem

نو ريڭريتس - بدون ندم (no regrets)

No way

Means 'this is not a game' – used to warn that a situation is serious.

Everything okay.

Everything okay.

نو سترينجز أتاتشد - No strings attached

Our land!

Busy/Rushed (No time)

Com dívidas (In debt)

No vex (Don't be angry)

No wahala (No problem)

No wahala (No problem)

'No trouble,' borrowed from Nigerian Pidgin, but Liberians also say no fuss or no palava. It means no worries.

Impossible/Never (No way)

Don't stress (It's okay)

A humorous South African way to convey indecision or mixed feelings, often said when someone is non-committal. It string...

No-life (No-lifer)

Mangetaheta hanina / Te-hisakafo (Hungry / Want to eat)

Umuntu ongabalulekile / Umuntu ongaziwa (Unimportant person / Unknown person)

Village noble

Cerveja nacional (National beer)

Noche de mucha fiesta (Heavy party night)

An African term starting with the prefix 'no', which commonly indicates a noun class in Bantu languages. The root 'fus' ...

Noga (Snake)

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

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

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Noheli (Christmas)

A term from African languages referring to cultural concepts or everyday objects.

Mainty / Black

Noise quiet (Sound levels)

Reflection night

Compromisso pré-matrimonial (Pre-marital commitment)

Fruit à coque (Nut)

A term from African languages referring to cultural concepts or everyday objects.

نجوم (Stars / excellent)

Noka (River)

Vite, rapidement (Fast, quickly)

ኖኪያ/ኖኪያ (Nokia)

Oncle (Uncle)

Oncle (Uncle)

Oncle (Uncle)

Something great or impressive.

Good life (Somali) - life blessing

Kudla kumnandzi (Eating nicely)

Nom de famille (Family name)

Trouble or something tough.

Sheng for 'problem' or 'terrible', derived from Swahili 'norma' (to be fierce). Saying 'ni noma' can mean 'it's awesome'...

A phrase used to set up gossip or a story: 'the crazy thing is…'. E.g. Noma ni ulijua huyu ni boy? (The crazy part is, d...