Browse African Slang

Survives without water

Coastal area/Beach side (By the water)

Experto en almacenamiento de agua (Water storage expert)

Kuphakwa kwamanzi (Water giving)

Parche del sistema de agua (Water system patch)

Promotes drinking water

Kuhlanza amanzi (Cleaning water)

Horario de camión de agua (Water truck schedule)

Toilettes (Toilet)

Sport aquatique (Water polo)

Waterfall (Falling water)

ውሃ ማጠጫ/ውሃ ማጠጫ (Wuha matecha) - watering can

Market area/Downtown (Waterside)

Watewe n'umusazi ukica umuhungu (Hit by an old man, you kill a boy - misdirected anger)

Temps en Dioula (Time in Dioula)

Application de messagerie (Messaging app)

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

Watoto (Children)

Watoto wa jirani (Neighbor's children)

Watoto wanaoenda shule (School children)

Few children

Unité d'énergie (Energy unit)

Maore people

Moroni people

Mwali people

Ndzuani people

Important people

Many people

Watwaye imitwe ibiri ugasaza imwe (You carried two heads and aged one - multitasking ages you)

Health nurses

Nouvelle tendance (New trend)

Bailarín natural de olas (Natural wave dancer)

Maqhubu a moriri / Hair waves

Pêcheurs (Fishermen)

Night fishermen

Wavuze rumwe ukavuga kabiri (You said one thing then said two - inconsistency)

Cool, chill

Oh là là (Oh my)

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

Expression d'étonnement (Expression of astonishment)

Expression d'admiration (Expression of admiration)

Salut en Dan (Hello in Dan)

Tissu ciré africain (African wax fabric)

Tissu africain (African fabric)

Nothing new (Somali)

Tissu africain de qualité (Quality African fabric)

Tissu wax contemporain (Modern wax fabric)

Renacimiento del wax print (Wax print renaissance)

Everything's fine

Vendeuse de pagnes (Fabric seller woman)