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Hela

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Aug 12, 2025 · 1 definition
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Hela definition 1

Money

"Hela ni ngumu (Money is hard to get)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025

Word Details

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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1 community definition
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August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Hela 🇧🇼 Botswana

“Hey!” (to get someone’s attention)" ("Afrikaans via SA slang")

Hela 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Money

"Sina hela (I don't have money)"

🇰🇪 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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🌍 "Hela" Across Africa

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

Hela 🇧🇼 Botswana

Money
Hela 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Money

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