What does Harmattan mean?

Dry dusty season (Dry dusty season) For example: "Harmattan don start (Harmattan has started)"

Where does the slang word Harmattan come from?

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

Harmattan

🇳🇬 Nigeria Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Harmattan definition 1

Dry dusty season (Dry dusty season)

"Harmattan don start (Harmattan has started)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇳🇬 Nigeria
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Harmattan 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Harmattan (Dry season wind)

"Harmattan apporte poussière (Harmattan brings dust)"

Harmattan 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Harmattan (Dry wind season)

"Harmattan don come (Harmattan has come)"

🇳🇬 About Nigeria Slang

Nigeria has one of Africa's richest street-language traditions, blending Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, and Pidgin English into a constantly evolving slang vocabulary used by over 220 million people.

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🌍 "Harmattan" Across Africa

This word is also used in 8 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Harmattan 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Harmattan (Dry season wind)

Harmattan 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Harmattan (Dry wind season)

Harmattan 🇲🇷 Mauritania

هرمتان، رياح صحراوية (Harmattan, desert wind)

Harmattan 🇬🇭 Ghana

Dry dusty season (Dry season)

Harmattan 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire

Vent sec du Sahara (Dry Sahara wind)

Harmattan 🇱🇷 Liberia

Dry dusty wind (Harmattan)

Harmattan 🇬🇲 Gambia

Harmattan bi ñëw na (The harmattan wind has come)

Harmattan 🇳🇪 Niger

Hunturu (Harmattan)

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