What does Stage mean?

Baara kalanni, baara ɲɛfɔli (Work learning, work demonstration) For example: "N bɛ stage kɛ banki la. (I'm doing an internship at the bank.)"

Where does the slang word Stage come from?

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

Stage

🇲🇱 Mali Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Baara kalanni, baara ɲɛfɔli (Work learning, work demonstration)

"N bɛ stage kɛ banki la. (I'm doing an internship at the bank.)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇲🇱 Mali
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Stage 🇩🇿 Algeria

Internship/training

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Stage 🇺🇬 Uganda

Stage (Bus stop)

"Stage ya taxi (Taxi stage)"

🇲🇱 About Mali Slang

Mali slang captures the everyday language, street expressions, and cultural vocabulary of its people.

KASINARY has 585 Mali slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Stage" Across Africa

This word is also used in 18 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Internship/training

Stage (Bus stop)

Estaz (Stage)

Mawqif bus (Bus stop)

Stage 🇧🇯 Benin

Formation pratique (Practical training)

Stage 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Stage (Internship)

Stage 🇧🇮 Burundi

Stage (Stage)

Stage 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Stage (Internship)

Stage 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Jukwaa/mahali pa kuonyesha (Stage/performance place)

Stage 🇹🇬 Togo

Expérience pratique (Internship)

Stage 🇩🇯 Djibouti

Internship (French)

Stage 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

መድረክ/መድረክ (Medrek) - stage

Stage 🇹🇳 Tunisia

Stage (Stage)

Stage 🇰🇪 Kenya

Kituo cha matatu (Matatu stage)

Stage 🇨🇬 Republic of Congo

Stage professionnel (Internship)

Stage 🇳🇪 Niger

Horarwa, karatu (Training, internship)

Stage 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Aho moto zihagarara (Where motorcycles wait)

Stage 🇿🇲 Zambia

Performance area

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