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Backup

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Nakala (Backup)

"Backup photos zako (Backup your photos)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Backup 🇩🇿 Algeria

Data backup

"Make backup"
Backup 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Kopi sekirite (Backup)

"Fer backup ou foto (Backup your photos)"

🇰🇪 About Kenya Slang

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.

KASINARY has 2011 Kenya slang words collected from native speakers.

Browse all Kenya slang (2011 words)

🌍 "Backup" Across Africa

This word is also used in 15 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Backup 🇩🇿 Algeria

Data backup
Backup 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Kopi sekirite (Backup)
Backup 🇦🇴 Angola

Cópia de segurança (Security copy)
Backup 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Backup (Data backup)
Backup 🇹🇬 Togo

Sauvegarde (Backup)
Backup 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Backup/nakala ya hifadhi (Backup/storage copy)
Backup 🇪🇬 Egypt

باك أب - Backup
Backup 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Kugcina kabili (Saving twice)
Backup 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ባክአፕ/ባክአፕ (Backup) - backup
Backup 🇹🇳 Tunisia

Backup (Backup)
Backup 🇬🇭 Ghana

Data copy/Safety copy (Data protection)
Backup 🇨🇬 Republic of Congo

Sauvegarde (Backup)
Backup 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Data copy (Data copy)
Backup 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Kubika ibintu (To save things)
Backup 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe

Kópia seguransa (Cópia segurança) (Backup)

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