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Fam

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Familia / Marafiki (Family/friends)

"Sasa fam (Hey fam)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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Fam 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Short form of “family,” used like “bro” or to address a close friend.

Fam 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Fanmiy, kamarad (Family, friends)

"Sa pou fam selman (That's for family only)"

🇰🇪 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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🌍 "Fam" Across Africa

This word is also used in 15 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Fam 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Short form of “family,” used like “bro” or to address a close friend.
Fam 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Fanmiy, kamarad (Family, friends)
Fam 🌍 Gen Z/Gen Alpha

Family or close friends
Fam 🇧🇼 Botswana

Fam (Family/Close friends)
Fam 🇧🇮 Burundi

Fam (Family)
Fam 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Usra/jamaa (Family/group)
Fam 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Fam (Family/close friends)
Fam 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Familia/jamii (Fam/family)
Fam 🇬🇭 Ghana

Family/Close friends (Inner circle)
Fam 🇱🇷 Liberia

Family/Close friends (Fam)
Fam 🇲🇿 Mozambique

Família, próximos (Family, close ones)
Fam 🇳🇦 Namibia

Family / close friends (Inner circle)
Fam 🇬🇲 Gambia

What's good fam? (What's up family?)
Fam

Family or close friends
Fam 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Umuryango cyangwa inshuti (Family or friends)

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