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hapana

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Aug 12, 2025 · 2 definitions
TOP DEFINITION

hapana definition 1

No.

"Hapana, siendi leo."
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025
DEFINITION 2

hapana definition 2

La (No)

"Hapana kabisa (Absolutely not)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country
🇰🇪 Kenya
Definitions
2 community definitions
Added
August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Hapana 🇹🇿 Tanzania

No

"Hapana, sitaki (No, I don't want)"
Hapana 🇨🇩 DR Congo

Non (No) - Swahili

"Hapana, sitaki (No, I don't want)"

🇰🇪 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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🌍 "hapana" Across Africa

This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Hapana 🇹🇿 Tanzania

No
Hapana 🇨🇩 DR Congo

Non (No) - Swahili
hapana 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Hapana (There's nothing/no)

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