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Baba

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 21, 2025 · 1 definition
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Baba wa Kizaramo (Zaramo father)

"Baba wa Kizaramo amefundisha vijana juu ya mila (Zaramo father taught youth about customs)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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1 community definition
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August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Bàbá 🇧🇯 Benin

Père (Father)

"Bàbá mi ti lọ (Mon père est parti/My father has gone)"
Baba 🇿🇦 South Africa

Ubaba (Father)

"Baba usebenza kanzima (Father works hard)"

🇹🇿 About Tanzania Slang

Tanzanian slang is rooted in Swahili, the national language, with vibrant Bongo Flava music culture adding fresh terms to everyday speech in Dar es Salaam.

KASINARY has 1747 Tanzania slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Baba" Across Africa

This word is also used in 9 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Bàbá 🇧🇯 Benin

Père (Father)
Baba 🇿🇦 South Africa

Ubaba (Father)
Baba 🇹🇩 Chad

Père (Father)
Baba 🇪🇬 Egypt

بابا - أب (Dad)
Baba 🇨🇩 DR Congo

Père (Father) - Swahili
Baba 🇹🇳 Tunisia

Baba (Father)
Baba 🇰🇪 Kenya

Baba (Father)
Baba 🇱🇾 Libya

بابا (Dad / father)
Baba 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Elder or boss (Respected person)

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