(bia-laas syanisa island + southern ilaana-maraas island)
informal/friendly way of saying "hello"
(across syana, used by younger people)
shorthand name for the capital (Kaan-daal)
(northeast ola-karaaka island)
adjective meaning 'ugly/unappealing'
(across syana, most common in cities)
imported phrase"fuck you" from English
(far-south coast)
a person who is very intelligent and charming
(minil-adaala island)
adjective meaning 'frustratingly unclear/confusing'
(across syana, especially in urban areas / with younger generation)
shorthand way of saying airport
(across Syana, most common in the southwest)
derogatory term for a promiscuous woman
(more common in urban areas and with younger citizens)
Syan equivalent of "ngl", modern evolution of word 'dibil'
(more common in semi-rural areas and with older citizens)
a short way of saying "to tell the truth", old form of modern 'DBL'
(most common in dense urban areas, or areas with large English-speaking populations)
Loan of the English word "bitch"
(common in cities, but stereotypically associated with teens from the 90s/2000s)
Derived from 'bis' (bitch), equivalent to English "bitchy"
(common across Syana, especially with students)
Shorthand way of saying 'loma-di-bia-nolis' (university)
(common throughout the west and with students in urban areas in the east)
informal way of saying 'to learn/study'
(common across all Syan speakers, acronym version stereotypically associated with 2000s teens)
Common colloquial version of the word 'naaka-di-nolis' (exam)
(across Syana, traditionally more common in the Syana Di-'maar region)
exclamation to show that something is very delicious
(common in the south east, especially with older generations)
a person/thing that is tiring but you can't get rid of
(common in across the country, mainly in urban populations)
slang term for a nightclub, deriving from the word 'loma' (house)
(very common with young adults, teens and children)
Loan of English "insane", used to show that something is very shocking / very good / very interesting