Browse African Slang

ينجح (Succeeds)

Berber New Year

Yennenga (Legendary princess)

ينسى (Forgets)

We won't listen to anyone.

Ethnie du sud (Southern ethnic group)

يرحم (Have mercy)

የራስ ጉልጉል/የራስ ጉልጉል (Yeras gulgul) - pillow

يركض (Runs)

Yes no (Uncertain)

Yes oh (Affirmative)

Sim sim (Yes yes)

Béni-oui-oui (Yes-man)

የሴት ልጅ/የሴት ልጅ (Yeset lij) - niece

يشوي (Grills)

يسكت (Be quiet / shut up)

يسمع (Listens / hears)

يستر (Covers / protects)

Yesterday (Yesterday)

Yesu (Jesus)

يتعوضهم - May they be compensated

Regarder attentivement (Look carefully)

Lunettes style (Glasses style)

Jalousie (Jealousy)

የወንድ ልጅ/የወንድ ልጅ (Yewend lij) - nephew

يوقف (Stands / stops)

Meaning 'silly, useless or no-good.' Can describe a person or thing that's nonsense

Wow / surprise.

يزين (Beautifies / makes nice)

Enough; stop

Means “stop the nonsense” or “quit messing around.”

يفكر (Thinks)

يغلي (Boils)

Go

Aller (Go)

Va là (Go there)

Yibeogo (Truth)

Noir (Black)

Nafas/ruh (Breath/spirit - Dinka)

Rendement (Yield)

Yiib (Two - Mooré)

Yiige (To see)

Yiile (To sing)

Yikri (To get up)

ይላል/ይላል (They say)

سوق (Market)

ይሉንታ/ይሉንታ (What people say)

Stop / wait.

Pessoas em Fula (People in Fula)

One (Single)