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Ye

🇺🇬 Uganda Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 2 definitions
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Ye definition 1

Ye (Yes)

"Ye nkugenda (Yes I'm going)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026
DEFINITION 2

Ye definition 2

Ye (He/She)

"Ye ali wa? (Where is he/she?)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country
🇺🇬 Uganda
Definitions
2 community definitions
Added
April 2026

↻ Similar Words

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Ye 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Aiwa (Yes - in Bari)

"Ye, nan a pura (Yes, I understand)"

🇺🇬 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.

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🌍 "Ye" Across Africa

This word is also used in 4 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Yẽ 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Ye (To see - Dioula)
Ye 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Aiwa (Yes - in Bari)
Ye 🇹🇬 Togo

Oignon (Onion)
Ye 🇨🇩 DR Congo

Lui/elle (Him/her) - Lingala

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