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Bana

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Rafiki / Kweli (Friend / Really)

"Bana umenishtua (Friend, you've shocked me)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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April 2026

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Bana 🇲🇱 Mali

Children or young people (Origin: Bambara/Malian)

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Bana 🇧🇼 Botswana

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🇰🇪 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.

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🌍 "Bana" Across Africa

This word is also used in 7 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Bana 🇲🇱 Mali

Children or young people (Origin: Bambara/Malian)
Bana 🇧🇼 Botswana

Bana (Children)
Bana 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Bana (Sickness - Dioula)
Bana 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Kaka/ndugu (Bro/brother)
Bana 🇬🇦 Gabon

Enfants, jeunes (Children, youth)
Bana 🇨🇬 Republic of Congo

Enfants, jeunes (Children, youth)
Bana 🇿🇲 Zambia

Girl or girlfriend

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