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Amka

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 03, 2025 · 1 definition
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Amka definition 1

Wake up

"Amka mapema (Wake up early)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 03, 2025

Word Details

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
Definitions
1 community definition
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August 2025

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