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Ancestors

🇨🇲 Cameroon Slang
Added Aug 07, 2025 · 4 definitions
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Ancestors definition 1

Ancestors (Ancestors)

"We honor our ancestors (We honor our ancestors)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 07, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Ancestors definition 2

Amadlozi / Abaphansi (Ancestors / Those below)

"Ama-ancestors ayangisiza (The ancestors are helping me)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 3

Ancestors definition 3

Labaphansi/Labangasekho (Those below/departed)

"Ancestors bayangvikela (Ancestors protect me)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 4

Ancestors definition 4

Balimo / Batho ba fetileng (Ancestors / Passed people)

"Balimo ba re sireletse! (Ancestors protect us!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

Word Details

Country
🇨🇲 Cameroon
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4 community definitions
Added
August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Ancestors 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Amadlozi / Abaphansi (Ancestors / Those below)

"Ama-ancestors ayangisiza (The ancestors are helping me)"
Ancestors 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Balimo / Batho ba fetileng (Ancestors / Passed people)

"Balimo ba re sireletse! (Ancestors protect us!)"

🇨🇲 About Cameroon Slang

Cameroonian slang bridges French and English with Camfranglais, a unique urban fusion language born in Yaoundé and Douala that mixes both official languages with local vernacular.

KASINARY has 1846 Cameroon slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Ancestors" Across Africa

This word is also used in 4 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Ancestors 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Amadlozi / Abaphansi (Ancestors / Those below)
Ancestors 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Balimo / Batho ba fetileng (Ancestors / Passed people)
Ancestors 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Forefathers (Forefathers)
Ancestors 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Vadzimu (ancestors)

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