What does Contaan mean?

Content/heureux (Happy/content) For example: "Dama contaan lool tey (I'm very happy today)"

Where does the slang word Contaan come from?

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

Contaan

🇸🇳 Senegal Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Contaan definition 1

Content/heureux (Happy/content)

"Dama contaan lool tey (I'm very happy today)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇸🇳 Senegal
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Kontaan 🇬🇲 Gambia

Dama kontaan lool (I'm very happy)

"Yow nak kontaan nga? (And you, are you happy?)"

Conta 🇲🇿 Mozambique

Fatura (Bill)

"Pede a conta (Ask for the bill)"

🇸🇳 About Senegal Slang

Senegalese slang is built on Wolof, the lingua franca spoken by 80% of the population, blended with French to create a rich urban vocabulary in Dakar.

KASINARY has 141 Senegal slang words collected from native speakers.

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