Browse African Slang

Sécurité alimentaire (Food security)

Priorité alimentation (Food security priority)

Sécurité assurée (Security assured)

Protection collective (Community security)

Sécurité renforcée (Reinforced security)

Sécurité émotionnelle (Emotional security)

Charme (Seduction)

Charmer (To seduce)

Manintona / Mampiraika (Seduce / Attract)

Balanzanw ka dugu, Bambara masaya (City of Balanzan trees, Bambara kingdom)

Bien en Yacouba (Good in Yacouba)

Earthquake

Boisson alcoolisée Sénoufo (Sénoufo alcoholic drink)

Senator

Sénoufo (Senufo person)

Refers to a type of twisting hairstyle also known as “Senegalese twists.” Among youth, mentioning someone’s got **Sénéga...

Refers to Senegalese twist braids, a popular hairstyle. Saying someone 'has Sénégalaises' means they got their hair done...

Divorce (Separation)

Farali, ka bɔ ɲɔgɔn na (Separation, leaving each other)

TV series

Série (TV series)

Programme TV (TV series)

Série commencée (Series started)

Série suivie (Followed series)

Nouvelle série (New series)

Série turque (Turkish series)

Seriously

Sleep or to crash (from French *sommeil*).

Entendre (Hear)

Pride symbol

Apenas / somente (Just / only)

Só amor, tudo bem (Only love, all good)

Boisson de baobab (Baobab drink)

Viande en Dioula (Meat in Dioula)

Femme respectable en Dioula (Respectable woman in Dioula)

Matin en Dioula (Morning in Dioula)

Sõng (To help - Mooré)

Sõng-bila (Goodness child - kind person)

Sõng-weogo (Good place - nice area)

Sõnge (To help)

Sõngo n viim yaaba (Help lives with troubles - helping in hard times matters)

Sõngre (Help/assistance - Mooré)

Patience (Patience)

Sûr-sûr (Steady relationship)

Sûrement (Surely)

Literally 'forgive me,' but used as 'excuse me'. In Libya if you bump someone or need to get by, you say samiḥni (to a m...

Ma sœur (My sister)

La sœur aide (Sister helps)

Sœur soutenue (Supported sister)

La sœur étudie (Sister studies)