A word in any of the Nguni languages, a prefix for "I have"
Example

Ngine- (I have)

imali (money)

Ngine+imali = Nginemali (I have money)

S.J 07 June 2021
Another word for food (used commonly by stoners)
Example

....hey bro...after that "session" I'm definitely feeling the munchies.

Theguynextdoor 20 October 2024

Iqobelo is a term that means something is real or authentic.
Example

Come buy from me, I only sell iqobelo.

Percy 28 April 2025
Chalk
Example

How many chalks do you have?

Ufise Ingwa zingahe?

thunday 08 February 2023

Sudan's confluence city where the Blue and White Niles meet.
Example

Khartoum's National Museum displays ancient Nubian artifacts.

Travel Admin 23 June 2025
A West African country founded by freed American slaves, with rubber plantations and recovery from civil war.
Example

Monrovia, Liberia's capital, is named after U.S. President James Monroe.

Travel Admin 23 June 2025

Man or mister; a casual way to address someone.
Example

Massa, wetin dey happen?

Admin 26 July 2026
In South Africa, a tenderpreneur is a person in government or the private sector who obtains private or government tenders and contracts to facilitate outsourced services. You see them by their huge mkhaba, flashy cars and expensive clothes and alcohol.
Example

That mkhaba is not normal. It's definitely a mkhaba of a tenderpreneur.

Sinazo 20 July 2020

also DR Congo, Tanzania, Uganda
Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, is a major African language, a cultural group, and a widely used trade tongue spoken by over 150 million people mostly in East Africa
Example

She is learning to speak Swahili before her trip to Tanzania.

Africtionary AI 26 July 2026
Salvation is a South African rapper and songwriter. He was introduced to the music industry late 2013. The artist started making wonders in a well known genre, Hip Hop as a solo artist and has then evolved from just rapping to being musical and flowing on beautiful melodies of trap-soul.
Example

Salvation is the future of HipHop music

Salvation 09 June 2021


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