Browse African Slang

All/together

Have a conversation

Togetherness (Somali)

ودع - Say goodbye

Farewell

Is the road open?

Danse des femmes (Women's dance)

Fierté du Wadai (Wadai pride)

Unity/togetherness

Style du Ouaddaï

ودعتك الله (I entrust you to God)

The long road

Street/road (Somali)

Long road

Good road

Road closed

وادي (Valley)

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

وفاء - Loyalty

Do-or-die / must win.

Loyalty

Nobles/Aristocrates (Nobles/Aristocrats)

وفي (Loyal / faithful)

Wives and girlfriends

In African slang, Wag'n'bietjie refers to a concept or object specific to local culture.

Casual exclamation like “dude” or “man” used to get someone’s attention. (Origin: Sudanese Arabic)

وجع - Pain

Fromage peulh (Fulani cheese)

Ujira/malipo ya siku (Wage/daily payment)

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

Wagize nabi umwana wa nyoko ukabona undi umukiza (You wrong your mother's child and find another savior - family is irre...

Compartiment de train (Train compartment)

Voiture bar (Bar car)

Transport liquide (Tank car)

Voiture-couchette (Sleeping car)

Voiture restaurant (Dining car)

Many patients

He/She nailed it (did something amazing) (Origin: Chichewa <a href="/word/slang" class="internal-link" title="View defin...

What's going on

Yes (Oran style)

Expression of dismay or pity (like “oh no”)

Trouble or problem

Meaning 'trouble' or 'drama.' Thanks to Nigerian movies and music, Moz youth use wahala to mean any problem or fuss

Wahala means 'trouble' or 'problem'. In Nigerian parlance, 'no wahala' means 'no problem' and 'big wahala' means a lot o...

“No trouble” (everything is fine).

One (Arabic-French counting)

Ancêtres (Ancestors)

One; someone; a person

Wahise maze ugatinda (You hurried then delayed - inconsistency wastes effort)

From Oran; Oran style