Abubakar Muhammad

Nigeria

African Language

African Word

English Translation

Hausa

samun ƴanci

(verb) to be free

Hausa

ƴanci

(noun) freedom

Languages: Hausa

Adenonke Adesanya

Kano City,

Nigeria

African Language

African Word

English Translation

Yoruba

idera wa fun nu

(verb) to be free

Yoruba

idera

(noun) freedom

Yoruba

mo ni ominira

(verb) to be free

Yoruba

ominira

(noun) freedom

Languages: Yoruba

Adwoa Apraku

Kumasi,

Ghana

African Language

African Word

English Translation

Asante-Twi

Faahodie

(noun) freedom

Asante-Twi

Nya faahodie

(verb) to be free

Languages: Asante, Twi

What freedom means to me: to be released from bondage

Akin Adekosan

Ibadan,

Nigeria

African Language

African Word

English Translation

Yoruba

dawa

(verb) to be free

Yoruba

ominira

(noun) freedom

Languages: Yoruba

What freedom means to me: freedom is related to autonomy, independence, self-understanding, being an individual

Aliko Songolo

Uvira,

DR Congo

African Language

African Word

English Translation

Languages: Swahili

Anne Rotich

Nakuru,

Kenya

African Language

African Word

English Translation

Akan

kuwa huhu

(verb) to be free

Akan

uhuru

(noun) freedom

Languages: KiSwahili

What freedom means to me: freedom is related to human rights

Arku Kojo Ehkplim

Togo

African Language

African Word

English Translation

Ewe

evo

(verb) to be free

Ewe

vovokpookpoo

(noun) freedom

Languages: English, Ewe, French

What freedom means to me: the possibility to speak freely and to criticize the government without blame

Ayodokun Abiola Victoria

Lagos,

Nigeria

African Language

African Word

English Translation

Yoruba

aye itafia

(noun) freedom

Yoruba

aye itumo

(verb) to be free

Languages: Yoruba

What freedom means to me: freedom is associated with liberty

Aziza Ali

Hirna,

Ethiopia

African Language

African Word

English Translation

Oromo

blesuma

(noun) freedom

Oromo

blesuma

(verb) to be free

Languages: Oromo

Babacar Sall

Senegal

African Language

African Word

English Translation

Wolof

sañ-sañ

the freedom to do or not to do

Languages: Wolof

Benjamin Tamatey

Accra,

Ghana

African Language

African Word

English Translation

Igbo

hapumu kanwere owemu

(verb) to be free

Twi

fahudie

(verb) to be free

Languages: Igbo, Twi

What freedom means to me: Freedom is the possibility to make your own decisions.

Betty Dlamini

Eswatini

African Language

African Word

English Translation

isiZulu

inkululeko

(noun) freedom

isiZulu

khululeka

(verb) to be free

SiSwati

inkhululeko

(noun) freedom

SiSwati

khululeka

(verb) to be free

Languages: isiZulu, SiSwati