African Slang Words Starting With "U"

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)

Ufite ubuhanga (Craftsman)

Umuntu ukora ibintu bibi (Criminal)

Umunyamabanga (Secretary)

Umunyamakuru (Reporter)

Ukora mu ruganda (Factory worker)

Umuntu ukomoka mu Rwanda (A Rwandan person)

Uwiga (Student)

Umunyu (Salt)

Umunyu (Salt)

Umupasitori (Pastor)

Umupfakara (Widower)

Umupfakazi (Widow)

Umukobwa mwiza cyane (A very beautiful girl)

Umupira (Ball)

Umupira (Ball/football)

Umurabyo (Lightning)

Umuti mwiza (Good medicine plant)

Igice cy'akarere (Sector)

Urera abana (Caregiver)

Umurima (Farm/field)

Umurimo (Work/task)

Akazi (Work)

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)

Abavandimwe (Family)

Umuryango mukuru (Extended family)

Umuryango utarangira (Family that doesn't end)

Umuryango w'abacuruzi (Traders' association)