What does Change mean?

Wari falenfalen, wari ɲɔgɔnma (Money exchange, money change) For example: "N bɛ dollar change kɛ CFA ye. (I'm exchanging dollars for CFA.)"

Where does the slang word Change come from?

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

Change

🇲🇱 Mali Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Wari falenfalen, wari ɲɔgɔnma (Money exchange, money change)

"N bɛ dollar change kɛ CFA ye. (I'm exchanging dollars for CFA.)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇲🇱 Mali
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Change 🇩🇿 Algeria

Currency exchange

"Good change rate"

Change 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Ti kas (Change)

"Mon pa ganny change (I don't have change)"

🇲🇱 About Mali Slang

Mali slang captures the everyday language, street expressions, and cultural vocabulary of its people.

KASINARY has 585 Mali slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Change" Across Africa

This word is also used in 18 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Change 🇩🇿 Algeria

Currency exchange

Change 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Ti kas (Change)

Change 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Small money (Change/small money)

Change 🇿🇦 South Africa

Kleingeld (Small money)

Change 🇧🇯 Benin

Échange de monnaie (Currency exchange)

Change 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Change (Change/balance)

Change 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Pesa ya mabadiliko (Change money)

Change 🇹🇬 Togo

Échange d'argent (Money exchange)

Change 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Imali lesalayo (Remaining money)

Change 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ቼንጅ/ለውጥ (Change)

Change 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Chelete e setseng / Phetolo (Money left / Change)

Change 🇱🇷 Liberia

Small money/Coins (Small bills/Change)

Change 🇱🇾 Libya

شانج (Exchange / change)

Change 🇨🇬 Republic of Congo

Change, taux de change (Exchange, exchange rate)

Change 🇳🇪 Niger

Canji, sauyi (Change, exchange)

Change 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Small money (Loose cash)

Change 🇿🇲 Zambia

Small money

change 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Change (Change/coins)

🇲🇱 More Mali Slang

Dɔ falen Dɔɔni dɔɔni, dɔ bɛ to (Little by little, some remain) Nyɔgɔn Bɛnkan, ɲɔgɔn ye (Together, see each other) Douane Dankari kantigiw, frontière (Border guards, customs) Kokɛ Yɛrɛ saniya, se laver (Self cleaning, to wash) Note Jatebɔ, kalan sɔrɔli hakɛ (Grade, study achievement measure) Bana Children or young people (Origin: Bambara/Malian)

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