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Ja

🇧🇼 Botswana Slang
Added Aug 12, 2025 · 1 definition
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Ja (Eat)

"Ja dijo tse di siameng (Eat good food)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025

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🇧🇼 Botswana
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1 community definition
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August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Ja 🇿🇦 South Africa

Yes (Afrikaans “yes,” commonly used in SA English).

Ja 🇩🇿 Algeria

He came

"Finally ja"

🇧🇼 About Botswana Slang

Botswana slang merges Setswana with English, with Gaborone youth driving a modern lexicon influenced by South African township culture.

KASINARY has 1824 Botswana slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Ja" Across Africa

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

Ja 🇿🇦 South Africa

Imediatamente (Immediately)
Ja 🇩🇿 Algeria

He came
Já 🇦🇴 Angola

Imediatamente (Immediately)

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