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Ingoma

🇷🇼 Rwanda Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 2 definitions
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Ingoma definition 1

Intwaro ya kinyarwanda (Traditional drum)

"Ingoma ni umuziki gakondo. (The drum is traditional music.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026
DEFINITION 2

Ingoma definition 2

Igikoresho cyo gucuranga (Drum)

"Ingoma ya Kalinga. (Kalinga drum.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country
🇷🇼 Rwanda
Definitions
2 community definitions
Added
April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Ingoma 🇧🇼 Botswana

Ingoma (Dance songs)

"Zulu ingoma (Zulu dance songs)"
Ingoma 🇧🇮 Burundi

Ingoma (Royal drums)

"Ingoma z'Uburundi (Royal drums of Burundi)"

🇷🇼 About Rwanda Slang

Rwandan slang reflects the country's Kinyarwanda culture alongside French and English influences, shaped by Kigali's growing young urban population.

KASINARY has 1774 Rwanda slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Ingoma" Across Africa

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

Ingoma 🇧🇼 Botswana

Ingoma (Dance songs)
Ingoma 🇧🇮 Burundi

Ingoma (Drum - power)

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