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Ati what?

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Aug 10, 2025 · 1 definition
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Ati what? definition 1

Ati nini? (Say what?)

"Ati what? Sema tena (Say what? Say it again)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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August 2025

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Etcetera, filler phrase when listing things (Ugandan English).

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Kenyan slang is led by Sheng, a vibrant urban creole born in Nairobi's Eastlands that blends Swahili, English, and Kikuyu, spoken by millions of young Kenyans.

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