Hala (To shout/make noise) For example: "Why you di hala so? (Why are you shouting like that?)"

Where does the slang word Hala come from?

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

Hala

🇨🇲 Cameroon Slang

Added Aug 12, 2025 · 1 definition

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Hala definition 1

Hala (To shout/make noise)

"Why you di hala so? (Why are you shouting like that?)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇨🇲 Cameroon
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Hala 🇿🇦 South Africa

Call / shout at.

"Hala me when you arrive."

Hala 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Greet/call out (Holler/greet)

"Hala mi when yu kam. (Call me when you come.)"

🇨🇲 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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🌍 "Hala" Across Africa

This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Hala 🇿🇦 South Africa

Call / shout at.

Hala 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Greet/call out (Holler/greet)

Hala 🇩🇿 Algeria

Right now/immediately

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