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Dala dala

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 21, 2025 · 1 definition
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Dala dala definition 1

Basi la umma (Public bus)

"Dala dala ya Kariakoo imejaa abiria (Kariakoo dala dala is full of passengers)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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August 2025

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