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Nickname for Nyamirambo, a famous lively district in Kigali. Used by youth much like saying 'Nyami'

Traditional judge

Adivinho, vidente (Diviner, seer)

Nyang (Girl/girlfriend)

Nyani/mtu mjinga (Monkey/foolish person)

Nyani (Baboon)

Nyansa nni fam (Wisdom is not on ground) - Wisdom is not common

Buttocks (borrowed from pidgin).

Nyanya/tunda jekundu (Tomato/red fruit)

Bibi (Grandmother)

Vraiment (Really)

Bashanyana ba lithethefatsi / Drug users (Drug boys / Addicts)

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

Binti kwa Kiluo (Daughter in Luo)

Mungu kwa Kiluo (God in Luo)

Another popular term for buttocks.

Short grass

Malisho ya asili (Natural pastures)

Mtoto kwa Kiluo (Child in Luo)

Búfalo (Buffalo)

Nyati/ng'ombe wa msitu (Buffalo/wild cow)

Ala ya Kiluo (Luo instrument)

A Sesotho word for a 'concubine' or secret lover in an ongoing affair. It can refer to either a mistress or 'side guy' o...

Mystery or something scary (from secret dancer mask)" (Chewa culture slang)

Devin (Diviner)

Être (To be)

Nyefolo (Disgust)

Means “urge or excitement,” often referring to that jittery feeling to dance.

Nama e omisitsoeng / Biltong (Dried meat)

Rangi nyekundu (Red color)

Red like blood

Poulet à l'huile de palme (Chicken in palm oil)

Nyene inzu (Landlord)

Samak muqaddad (Dried fish)

Rangi nyeupe (White color)

White like snow

Rangi nyeusi (Black color)

Black like darkness

Vache (Cow)

Malik/sultan (King - Shilluk)

Wedding songs

Old songs

Old songs

Nyina w'umwana (Mother of child - single mother)

Nyini (To search - Dioula)

Nyirakuru (Maternal grandmother)

Nyirasenge (Mother's sister)

Embarrass / put down.

Friend

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