Browse African Slang

Umunsi w'abakozi (Workers' day)

Umunsi w'abana (Children's day)

Umunsi w'amahoro (Peace day)

Umunsi w'amavuka (Birthday)

Umunsi w'ibidukikije (Environment day)

Umunsi w'ibiryo (Food day)

Umunsi w'igihe (Day of remembrance)

Umunsi w'intwari (Heroes' day)

Umunsi w'ishimwe (Day of thanksgiving)

Umunsi w'iterambere (Development day)

Umunsi w'ubucuruzi (Commerce day)

Umunsi w'ubukwe (Wedding day)

Umunsi w'ubumwe (Unity day)

Umunsi w'uburezi (Education day)

Umunsi w'ubuzima (Health day)

Umunsi w'ubwigenge (Independence day)

Umunsi w'umuco (Culture day)

Umunsi w'umuganuro (Harvest festival)

Umunsi w'umuryango (Family day)

Umunsi w'umusaruro (Harvest day)

Umunsi w'urukundo (Valentine's day)

Umunsi wo gusaba (Proposal day)

Umunsi wo gusoma (Day of grinding)

Umunsi wo gutangaza (Day of announcement)

Umunsi wo kwibuka (Memorial day)

Umuntfu uba ngumuntfu ngenxa yebantfu (A person is a person through people)

Community principle "I am because we are."

Umunuko (Pestle)

Umunwa mubi uvuga ibyiza (A bad mouth speaks good things - even critics can be right)

Umunyamabanga (Secretary)

Umunyamakuru (Reporter)

Umunyu (Salt)

Umupasitori (Pastor)

Umupfakara (Widower)

Umupfakazi (Widow)

Umupira (Ball/football)

Umurabyo (Lightning)

A term from African languages referring to cultural concepts or everyday objects.

Umurima (Farm/field)

Umurimo (Work/task)

Umurimo utanga imbere (Progressive work)

Umuririmbyi (Singer)

Umuriro udutse ku musozi uraboneka kure (Fire lit on a hill is seen from afar - actions have wide impact)

Umuriro w'inkwi (Firewood fire)

Umurundi (Burundian person)

Umurundi w'ukuri (True Burundian)

Umuryango (Family/door)

Umuryango mukuru (Extended family)

Umuryango utarangira (Family that doesn't end)

Umuryango w'abacuruzi (Traders' association)