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Dada

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 03, 2025 · 7 definitions
TOP DEFINITION

Dada definition 1

Sister (informal)

"Dada, naomba msaada (Sister, I need help)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 03, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Dada definition 2

Sister; older woman

"Dada, meɖekuku (Sister, please)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 03, 2025
DEFINITION 3

Dada definition 3

Dàdá (Père/Father)

"Dada ce ka azɔ (Mon père travaille/My father works)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 05, 2025
DEFINITION 4

Dada definition 4

Dada (Sister - from Swahili)

"Dada yangu (My sister)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 06, 2025
DEFINITION 5

Dada definition 5

Sœur (Sister)

"Wamwambiya nini mama? - What did you tell mother?"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 09, 2025
DEFINITION 6

Dada definition 6

Sœur (Sister) - Swahili

"Dada anakuja (Sister is coming)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 09, 2025
DEFINITION 7

Dada definition 7

Dada/mchanga (Sister/girl)

"Dada yangu, twende shopping pamoja (My sister, let's go shopping together)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

Word Details

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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7 community definitions
Added
August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Dada 🇹🇬 Togo

Sister; older woman

"Dada, meɖekuku (Sister, please)"
Dada 🇧🇯 Benin

Dàdá (Père/Father)

"Dada ce ka azɔ (Mon père travaille/My father works)"

🇹🇿 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.

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🌍 "Dada" Across Africa

This word is also used in 5 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Dada 🇹🇬 Togo

Sister; older woman
Dada 🇧🇯 Benin

Dàdá (Père/Father)
Dada 🇧🇮 Burundi

Dada (Sister - from Swahili)
Dada 🇰🇲 Comoros

Sœur (Sister)
Dada 🇨🇩 DR Congo

Sœur (Sister) - Swahili

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