Category: General


Ghana

Eye

It is good / I'm fine. Twi response to a greeting (pronounced eh-yeh).
Example

Eti sen? Eye!

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Ghana

Eti sen

A Twi greeting meaning "How are you?" or "How is it?"
Example

Eti sen? Everything okay?

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Ghana

Abeg

Please; used to make a polite plea. From "I beg".
Example

Abeg no vex.

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Ghana

Obroni

A white person or foreigner. Twi word, used descriptively, not offensively.
Example

The obroni dey learn Twi.

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Ghana

Trotro

A shared minibus used for public transport.
Example

I go take trotro go town.

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Ghana

Chale

Friend, dude, or buddy; also a general exclamation. Pronounced "cha-lay".
Example

Chale, was up?

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Kenya

Msapere

A person from the Kikuyu community (informal).
Example

Yule msee ni msapere.

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Kenya

Wantam

One term; used politically to mean a single term in office.
Example

Watu wanasema wantam.

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Kenya

Rada

To be aware or in the know; "you get me?".
Example

Uko rada na story yenyewe?

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Kenya

Kudonga

To eat or to have a meal.
Example

Twende tukadonga chakula.

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