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Yaay

🇸🇳 Senegal Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Yaay definition 1

Maman (Mom)

"Yaay bi mo ma yóbbu (Mom brought me here)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country
🇸🇳 Senegal
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1 community definition
Added
April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Yaay 🇬🇲 Gambia

Suma yaay (My mother)

"Yaay dëgg la wax (Mother is telling the truth)"
Yaaya 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau

Mãe em Fula (Mother in Fula)

"Yaaya ta kuzi. (Mother is cooking.)"

🇸🇳 About Senegal Slang

Senegalese slang is built on Wolof, the lingua franca spoken by 80% of the population, blended with French to create a rich urban vocabulary in Dakar.

KASINARY has 141 Senegal slang words collected from native speakers.

Browse all Senegal slang (141 words)

🌍 "Yaay" Across Africa

This word is also used in 1 other country, sometimes with a different meaning.

Yaay 🇬🇲 Gambia

Suma yaay (My mother)

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