Browse African Slang

قيم عالمية (Universal values)

Vamos fazer isso (Let's do this)

Exploiteur économique (Economic exploiter) - metaphor

ڤان لايف - Van life

Hwilile / tonight (Tonight)

Nena / today (Today)

Grafiteiro ilegal (Illegal graffiti artist)

Vannerie (Basketry)

Belle vannerie (Beautiful basketry)

Vannier (Basket weaver)

Qui tresse les paniers (Basket weaver)

Nouveau Madagascar / New Madagascar

Humidité (Humidity)

Espaço exterior coberto (Veranda)

غنى التنوع (Variety richness)

Univesithi / Sekolo se seholo (University / Big school)

Vary amin'anana / Sakafo malagasy (Rice with greens / Malagasy food)

Vary sosoa / Bouillie de riz (Rice porridge / Congee)

Vary sosoa / Bouillie de riz (Rice porridge / Congee)

Fonce (Go for it)

Vas-y mollo (Go easy)

Oku itaala / persevere (To persevere / hold on)

Refers to girls from affluent suburbs (Salad) – implying they are soft, spoiled or only speak English.

Afrikaans for "take and sit," describing an informal cohabitation relationship. Financially, such arrangements might mea...

An Afrikaans-English exclamation meaning "Get him, Fluffy!" It originates from a joke about urging a small dog named Flu...

Afrikaans for 'Take your things and go.' A dismissive phrase telling someone to leave

Profiteur de crise (Crisis profiteer) - metaphor

Ville du Centre-Ouest (Central-Western city)

Go / leave (Spanish adoption).

Literally 'foreigner/stranger,' almost always referring to a white person in Madagascar. It can be neutral or playful de...

To leave quickly (like English “to bail”). Usage: Quando começou a confusão, vazámos logo. (When trouble started, we bai...

Nice dress

Bateau rapide (Speed boat)

Végétalien (Vegan)

Ma yakul hayawan (Doesn't eat animal)

Vegan (Vegan)

Sem produtos animais (Without animal products)

Vegan (Plant-based)

Preocupación por importar vegetales (Vegetable import worry)

Vegetarian (No meat)

ቬጀተርያን ኦፕሽን - ኣማራጺ ጸሎም (Vegetarian option)

Local vegetarian movement

Vegetariano (Vegetarian)

Imali yemoto (Car money)

Kuhlolwa kwemoto (Vehicle checking)

Ilayisense yemoto (Vehicle license)

Kunakekela imoto (Caring for vehicle)

Kubhalisa imoto (Registering car)

Kuphepha kwemoto (Vehicle safety)

Kulandzelela imoto (Following vehicle)