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Banja

🇿🇲 Zambia Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Banja definition 1

Family

"Banja langa lonse (My whole family)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country
🇿🇲 Zambia
Definitions
1 community definition
Added
April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Banja 🇲🇿 Mozambique

Família em Nyanja (Family in Nyanja)

"Banja lonse (The whole family)"
Bana 🇿🇲 Zambia

Girl or girlfriend

"Bana banga bali ku school (My girl is at school)"

🇿🇲 About Zambia Slang

Zambian slang blends English with local languages like Bemba, Nyanja, and Tonga, shaped by the Copperbelt's unique working-class culture.

KASINARY has 1428 Zambia slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Banja" Across Africa

This word is also used in 1 other country, sometimes with a different meaning.

Banja 🇲🇿 Mozambique

Família em Nyanja (Family in Nyanja)

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