Browse African Slang

Beans (Legumes)

Sweet potatoes (Root crop)

Rainy season (Wet period)

(Igbo, slang) Meaning 'beautiful' or 'beautiful one.' Often used to flatter a woman, similar to calling someone gorgeous...

Forgiveness (Pardon)

You know

Hands/Arms (Upper limbs)

Melons (Fruit crop)

Market place (Trading spot)

Calabashes (Container plants)

Protection charms (Amulets)

Residência real / palácio tradicional (Royal residence / traditional palace)

Traditional skirt (Lower garment)

Wind (Air movement)

Holy spirit (Divine spirit)

Cold wind (Chill breeze)

Bible (Holy book)

Traditional spinach (Wild spinach)

Traditional Oshiwambo dance (Cultural dance)

Birth ceremony (Baby ritual)

Airplane (Aircraft)

Dégradé de couleur (Color gradient)

Ombre cherchée (Shade sought)

Peu d'ombre

Ombre trouvée (Shade found)

Honrado (Honorable)

Friendly shoulder

Jackal/Dog (Canine)

Okamati / omukazendu ngoka ha vulu okuyandja (Single lady / available woman)

Samaki ndogo (Small fish)

Rafiki kwa Kiluo (Friend in Luo)

Plural of 'ouma/ome' (old man in Khoekhoe or 'ouens' in Afrikaans), used to mean 'guys' or 'fellows'

Medicine water (Healing liquid)

Water finds level (Natural flow)

Eau (Water)

Derogatory term for effeminate man

Medicine/Herbs (Traditional cure)

أم - Mother

Bus qui s'arrête partout (Bus that stops everywhere)

Literally “child,” but used as an interjection to express surprise or excitement (like “wow” or “oh boy”).

(Yoruba slang) Literally 'young lady,' but used to refer to an attractive young woman (similar to 'pretty girl' or 'hot ...

Respect (Honor)

Bem-vindo em makhuwa (Welcome in Makhuwa)

عمرة - Minor pilgrimage

Petit pèlerinage

My life

عمري - My life

Child Herero (Young one)

Healer (Medicine person)

Stupid person