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Dawa

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Dawa (Medicine)

"Nimekunywa dawa (I've taken medicine)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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April 2026

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Dawa 🇰🇲 Comoros

Médicament traditionnel (Traditional medicine)

"Mama katunga mkeka - Mother is weaving a mat"
Dawa 🇸🇩 Sudan

Dawa/ilaaj (Medicine)

"Sharabt al dawa (I took the medicine)"

🇰🇪 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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🌍 "Dawa" Across Africa

This word is also used in 6 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Dawa 🇰🇲 Comoros

دواء - Medicine
Dawa 🇸🇩 Sudan

Dawa/ilaaj (Medicine)
Dawa 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Ilaj/dawa (Medicine)
Dawa 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Dawa/tiba (Medicine/treatment)
Dawa 🇪🇬 Egypt

دواء - Medicine
Dawa

Médicament (Medicine)

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