slang

(bia-laas syanisa island + southern ilaana-maraas island)

informal/friendly way of saying "hello"

KD / Kada

(across syana, used by younger people)

shorthand name for the capital (Kaan-daal)

Gok-gok

(northeast ola-karaaka island)

adjective meaning 'ugly/unappealing'

Sokio

(across syana, most common in cities)

imported phrase"fuck you" from English

Biaa-gokaak

(far-south coast)

a person who is very intelligent and charming

Siaalynaali

(minil-adaala island)

adjective meaning 'frustratingly unclear/confusing'

Osada

(across syana, especially in urban areas / with younger generation)

shorthand way of saying airport

Nina-li

(across Syana, most common in the southwest)

derogatory term for a promiscuous woman

DBL / Dabala

(more common in urban areas and with younger citizens)

Syan equivalent of "ngl", modern evolution of word 'dibil'

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'

Bis

(most common in dense urban areas, or areas with large English-speaking populations)

Loan of the English word 'bitch'

Di-bis

(common in cities, but stereotypically associated with teens from the 90s/2000s)

Derived from 'bis' (bitch), equivalent to English "bitchy"

Binoloma

(common across Syana, especially with students)

Shorthand way of saying 'loma-di-bia-nolis' (university)

Nol

(common throughout the west and with students in urban areas in the east)

informal way of saying 'to learn/study'

NDN / Nadana

(common across all Syan speakers, acronym version stereotypically associated with 2000s teens)

Common colloquial version of the word 'naaka-di-nolis' (exam)

Miaa-mamaal

(across Syana, traditionally more common in the Syana Di-'maar region)

exclamation to show that something is very delicious

Doadoa-lamaala

(common in the south east, especially with older generations)

a person/thing that is tiring but you can't get rid of