Problema/kazu (Problema/caso) (Problem/issue) For example: "Arranja maka ku pulisia. (Get problem with police.)"

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Maka is a slang term from São Tomé and Príncipe. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in São Tomé and Príncipe and across Africa.

Maka

🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Problema/kazu (Problema/caso) (Problem/issue)

"Arranja maka ku pulisia. (Get problem with police.)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

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Maka 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau

In Bissau-Guinean Creole and informal Portuguese, maka means a 'problem' or 'trouble'. It's used similarly to West African English 'wahala.'

"N'ka tem maka. (I don't have any problem.)"

Maka 🇺🇬 Uganda

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🇸🇹 About São Tomé and Príncipe Slang

São Tomé and Príncipe slang captures the everyday language, street expressions, and cultural vocabulary of its people.

KASINARY has 1945 São Tomé and Príncipe slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Maka" Across Africa

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

Maka 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau

In Bissau-Guinean Creole and informal Portuguese, maka means a 'problem' or 'trouble'. It's used similarly to West African English 'wahala.'

Maka 🇺🇬 Uganda

Maka (Home)

maka 🇦🇴 Angola

Problema de saúde (Health problem)

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