Browse African Slang

Literally “youngster,” but in slang used to mean *girlfriend* (urban usage). (Origin: Tsotsitaal, Zulu origin)

A casual township slang term meaning "my boy" or "my buddy." From Nguni languages (like Zulu/Xhosa) "ntwana" means child...

Jogo tradicional africano (Traditional African game)

Ntša (Dog - loyal friend)

Nu (Five - Mooré)

Bouche (Mouth)

Mouth; thing

Various slang for marijuana/weed (each a creative term among youth). Usage: Ba guys oyo bazalaki ko nua lopipi na se ya ...

Rahona / Cloud

Nuage espéré (Hoped cloud)

Le nuage monte (Cloud rises)

Nublado (Cloudy)

Cor natural / neutro (Natural color / neutral)

Négociation (Negotiation)

Nùfín (Sagesse/Wisdom)

Nug-paalga (Strong hand)

Quelque part (Somewhere)

Souvenir (Memory)

Conteur (Storyteller)

Nuit sans sommeil (White night/sleepless night)

Fête toute la nuit (All-night African party)

Nuit courte (Short night)

Prayer night

Why

Bonheur (Happiness)

Vision (Vision)

Nùkún (Œil/Eye)

Passoire (Strainer)

Nùkɔ́ntɔ́ (Enseignant/Teacher)

Satisfaction (Satisfaction)

Sans talent (Talentless)

Sans valeur (Worthless)

Nulle part (Nowhere)

Man (Afar)

Give me the number

Numu kɔrɔba, nɛgɛ ɲɛmɔgɔ (Master blacksmith, iron expert)

Tax number

መነኮሳት/መነኮሳት (Menekosat) - nun

Nenhuma vez (Never)

Never gives up

Nungu/mboga za kisasa (Modern vegetables)

Ishtari (Buy - Swahili)

Habileté (Skill)

ነርስ/ነርስ (Nurse) - nurse

Nursery (Pre-school)

Nusu/sehemu ya miwili (Half/two parts)

Enseignements (Teachings)

Sculpteur (Sculptor)

Especialista em nutrição (Nutrition specialist)

نيوتريشن (Nutrition)