Loan (Loan) For example: "Loan ku bank (Loan from bank)"

Where does the slang word Loan come from?

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

Loan

🇺🇬 Uganda Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Loan (Loan)

"Loan ku bank (Loan from bank)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇺🇬 Uganda
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Loan 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Loan (Borrowed money)

"Apply for loan (Apply for borrowed money)"

Loan 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Anpren larzan (Borrow money)

"Mon bezwen pran en loan (I need to take a loan)"

🇺🇬 About Uganda Slang

Ugandan slang draws from Luganda, English, and Swahili, shaped by Kampala's vibrant youth culture and Afrobeats music scene.

KASINARY has 1867 Uganda slang words collected from native speakers.

Browse all Uganda slang (1867 words)

🌍 "Loan" Across Africa

This word is also used in 9 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Loan 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Loan (Borrowed money)

Loan 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Anpren larzan (Borrow money)

Loan 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ሎን/ሎን (Loan) - loan

Loan 🇰🇪 Kenya

Mkopo (Loan)

Loan 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Kalimo / Moholo (Loan / Debt)

Loan 🇱🇾 Libya

لون (Loan)

Loan 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Inguzanyo (Borrowed money)

Loan 🇿🇲 Zambia

Borrowed money

Loan 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Chikwereti (loan)

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