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ዎኪንግ ካልቸር ስትሮንግ - ጽኑዕ ባህሊ እግሪ (Strong walking culture)

የእግር ርቀት/የእግር ርቀት (Walking distance)

Walking stick (Support stick)

ووكثرو - دليل كامل (complete guide)

Passage piéton (Pedestrian passage)

Ukuta wa FB (Facebook wall)

Tendencia de construir muros (Wall building trend)

وول هاك - رؤية عبر الجدران (see through walls)

والله - والله (by God)

I swear it's true (Arabic-French)

Swear to God; used to emphasize truthfulness

Wallahi/naapa (I swear/oath)

والله - ብኣላህ (By God/I swear)

والله (By God/I swear)

Wallahi (I swear by God)

Swear to God; used to emphasize truthfulness

'I swear to God.' An emphatic expression used constantly for emphasis or to assert truthfulness. Deeply ingrained in Som...

Literally 'By God.' Used by Nigerien youth in any language to swear or emphasize sincerity. It's like saying 'honestly' ...

والله بالله (I swear by God)

I swear is it true? (Arabic-French)

Wallay (I swear - Arabic influence)

ዋሌት/ዋሌት (Wallet) - wallet

Crypto account number (Digital account)

Portefeuille numérique (Digital wallet)

Shy person at party (Quiet observer)

Fond d'écran (Wallpaper)

Nothing

Means “nothing.” Often used to say “no worries” or “it’s nothing.”. Usage: Shukran bizzaf – Walou, khouya, it’s nothing ...

Nothing

Walvis Bay (Walvis Bay city)

Harbor town area (Port city)

Wamb (To dance - Mooré)

Informal term meaning “crazy” or wild (possibly from umbundo or just fun word). Usage: Ele dirigiu a 200? Esse gajo é wa...

Stereotype joke meaning being habitually late (as attributed to Ovambo culture). Wambo-time means not punctual, running ...

Wame (To dance)

Mon/Ma (My)

“Sometimes a madman has seen war” – even a fool can be right (proverb)" (Chichewa)

Blessed; lucky (literally 'of milk')" (Chichewa slang)

Bem-vindo em Tsonga (Welcome in Tsonga)

Wamnyonyez - kitendo cha kula kitu tamu (Lick it - act of enjoying something sweet)

Oh my; wow

Good/nice (Somali)

Se demander (Wonder)

Wanda (To wonder/be surprised)

ዋንደርላስት/የጉዞ ፍላጎት (Wanderlust)

روح التجوال (Wanderlust soul)

Wango (Mask)

Means “my friend” or “my dear” in Shona (literally “mine”). Often used in conversation for emphasis or affection.

Wanka kunywa amata ugatuka inka (You refuse to drink milk then insult the cow - ingratitude)

Un seul en Dioula (Only one in Dioula)