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Yuppie (Young urban professional)

Yuppie (Young urban professional)

Pronounced 'yooses,' it's an exclamation of surprise in Cape slang

يوفقك (Grants success)

Yàlla na la fey (May God pay you)

God will reward

Yãmb (You plural - Mooré)

Yãmb n pa sãn me (Intelligence doesn't spoil - education is valuable)

Yãmba (Lover - sweetheart)

Couscous de maïs (Corn couscous)

Dans la lumière/En ligne (In the light/Online)

Affaire personnelle (Personal matter)

Chacun pour soi (Each for himself)

Musique ancienne (Old music)

Riz au poisson (Rice with fish)

Cri de douleur (Cry of pain)

Voir ou regarder en Dioula (To see or look in Dioula)

Yëngoo naa (I'm confused/lost)

Place en Dioula (Place in Dioula)

Masque traditionnel (Traditional mask)

Yõk-noore (Open mouth - hungry)

Yõke (To open)

Yõod (To be bad - Mooré)

Yõõde (To yawn)

Yũ-tʋʋma (Drinking work - bartending)

Yũur (To drink - Mooré)

Fan bɛɛ, partout (Everywhere, all places)

Joie (Joy)

We'll do something (We'll manage)

Yɛbɛyɛ yie (We'll be fine) - Hope for better

Yɛ̀xwé (Clan/Clan)

(Twi phrase, 'let's go sleep') Culturally used by couples to mean 'let's go to bed (together).' Often a gentle suggestio...

“Let’s go.”

Yɛnkɔ (Let's go) - Let's move/proceed

Yɩl (To sing - Mooré)

Yɩɩ (To see - Mooré)

Yʋʋr (Name - Mooré)

Yʋʋr n pa mi neere (Name doesn't bring goodness - actions matter)

Yẽ (Today - Mooré)

Yẽ la beogo (Today and tomorrow)

Yẽ n pa kogl sagelle (Today doesn't wait for tomorrow)

Plural ‘you’ (addressing many people)

Oh wow (Arabic influence)

Wonder and amazement

Come on now (Arabic-Somali)

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

An African term starting with the prefix 'yi', which commonly indicates a noun class in Bantu languages. The root 'foluc...

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

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