Browse African Slang

Maya (Water - Zande)

Nzoni mingi (Very good/excellent)

Beauté du pays (Beauty of the country)

Corps (Body)

Good; fine

All are colorful Lingala slang terms for “girlfriend” or “girl” (each a nuance: chick, sweetheart, etc.).

“It’s not hitting,” meaning it’s not cool or not working for me. Usage: Essa música não tá a bater, muda pra outra. (Thi...

Não é? / confirmação (Isn't it? / confirmation)

Ma femme en Maninka (My wife in Maninka)

Né y windiga (Good morning - Mooré)

Né y yungo (Good evening - Mooré)

Né y zaalé (Good afternoon - Mooré)

Commerce (Trade)

Intermédiaire commercial (Middleman)

Négociation (Negotiation)

Négociation animée (Lively negotiation)

Négociation serrée (Tight negotiation)

Négociation difficile (Difficult negotiation)

Mifanakalo resaka / Mihena vidy (Negotiate / Bargain)

Négresse (Negress - offensive)

Négro (Negro - can be offensive)

تقاليد النعمة (Néma tradition)

Art moderne africain (Modern African art)

Néré (Locust bean)

Condiment de néré

Vamos ficar juntos (Let's be together/hook up)

Habari gani kwa Kikuyu (What's up in Kikuyu)

Attache décorative (Decorative tie)

Stay; be

Nɔ́ (Mère/Mother)

Assieds-toi (Sit down)

Boire (Drink)

Reste là (Stay there)

Tante maternelle (Maternal aunt)

Fɛn min sera cogo la, min labɛnna (Something that arrived well, that's prepared)

Ka nɔgɔn, fɛn min sɛbɛlen tɛ (Easy, something not difficult)

Soins (Care)

Nɔ̀nyɔ́ (Belle-mère/Mother-in-law)

Misi ji, lait (Cow water, milk)

Mon frère (My brother)

Ma sœur (My sister)

Nɛgɛ ko ji, parfum (Good smell water, perfume)

Fiɲɛ ba, grand vent (Big wind, strong wind)

Nɛrɛma (Yellow - Dioula)

Nẽ (That - Mooré)

Very beautiful woman

Standing soul, barely holding on emotionally

Gave my soul to you

História contada (Story told)

Esporte aquático (Swimming)