DR Congo
durer
Meaning
to have been somewhere a long time
Elsewhere
être là depuis longtemps
Explanation
Durer means to last in standard French. In much of West and Central Africa a person who dure somewhere has been living there a long time.
Example
Ça fait dix ans qu’il dure dans ce quartier.
He has been living in that neighbourhood for ten years now.
Origin
Origin uncertain.
Where
DR Congo
Central African Republic
Chad
Senegal
Côte d’Ivoire
Togo
Benin
Niger
Mali