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Dja

🇲🇱 Mali Slang
Added Aug 12, 2025 · 1 definition
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Dja definition 1

An exclamation in Bambara that roughly means 'already' or 'really' and adds emphasis (often placed at the end of a sentence). Comparable to how someone might say 'like, seriously' in English.

"U b'i muso jigi dja! (He's got a girlfriend already!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025

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🇲🇱 Mali
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August 2025

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Dja 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Dja (Already taken)

"A dja, pa disturb-a (She's taken, don't disturb her)"
Dja 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire

C'est une femme ou une copine en Nouchi (It's a woman or girlfriend in Nouchi)

"Ma dja est trop fraîche aujourd'hui! (My girl is looking too fresh today!)"

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This word is also used in 2 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Dja 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Dja (Already taken)

Dja 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire

C'est une femme ou une copine en Nouchi (It's a woman or girlfriend in Nouchi)

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