What does Achemalume mean?

Maternal uncle For example: "Achemalume ali bwanji? (How is uncle?)"

Where does the slang word Achemalume come from?

Achemalume is a slang term from Zambia. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Zambia and across Africa.

Achemalume

🇿🇲 Zambia Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Achemalume — definition 1

Maternal uncle

"Achemalume ali bwanji? (How is uncle?)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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Achalume 🇲🇼 Malawi

Guys; gents (casual plural for men) (Origin: Chichewa)

"*Achalume*, let’s go watch the football match at the pub."

Amalume 🇿🇲 Zambia

Uncle

"Amalume abwera (Uncle has come)"

🇿🇲 About Zambia Slang

Achemalume is part of the everyday slang used in Zambia. Zambia slang draws from local languages, history, and street culture to create an expressive voice that is uniquely its own. KASINARY has 1428 Zambia slang words collected from native speakers.

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