African Slangs
This word simply means “please” and it is used with a flourish when you feel someone is saying something you don’t want to hear.
(Country of origin: Nigeria)
This is a Nguni Bantu language with click consonants and one of the official languages of South Africa.
(Bonus 300 if you say it with the click)
'Swear to God' I will be there in 10 minutes.
Comment ça va ?
The Swahili word meaning "Pride, Dignity, and Freedom"
Babbelas
(This word is derived from the Zulu ‘ibhabhalazi’)
Kana lahiya? (How are you?)
This language is common to many countries like Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt Sudan and Western Sahara
This language is a hybrid of several Dutch dialects brought to Africa by Dutch settlers in the 18th century. Today it is spoken in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe
What is Afrikaans?
What is Malagasy? (Vonjeo means help)
'Laisse tomber' is a great expression to use when you realize that the person you’re talking to doesn’t understand what you’re saying and you’re tired of trying to explain…
Mo nifẹ rẹ (I love you)
This tonal language has more than 24 million speakers and over 20 dialects in southeastern Nigeria.
This Nigerian multi-instrumentalist was a musician, composer, pioneer of the Afrobeat music genre, human rights activist, and political maverick
(Bonus 100: This was his mother tongue)
A popular adinkra proverb derived from the twi language that literally means go back and get it i.e. if you’ve forgotten your roots you can always go back and retrace your steps.
What is Sankɔfa?
Hujambo!(Greeting) Habari yako ? (How are you?)
Hint (It's a range)
A Cushitic language named after the Biblical character Cush, This is an Afro-Asiatic language group found mainly in the Horn of Africa and spoken by more than 30 million people. You’ll hear it mostly in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Egypt.