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Jamaa

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 21, 2025 · 1 definition
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Jamaa definition 1

Mtu/kijana (Person/guy)

"Jamaa huyu ni mkarimu sana (This guy is very generous)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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1 community definition
Added
August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Jamaa 🇧🇮 Burundi

Jamaa (Relative/person - from Swahili)

"Jamaa wa karibu (Close relative)"
Jamaa 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Nas bita'na (Our people/crew)

"El jamaa kuluhum hina (The whole crew is here)"

🇹🇿 About Tanzania Slang

Tanzanian slang is rooted in Swahili, the national language, with vibrant Bongo Flava music culture adding fresh terms to everyday speech in Dar es Salaam.

KASINARY has 1747 Tanzania slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Jamaa" Across Africa

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

Jamaa 🇧🇮 Burundi

Jamaa (Relative/person - from Swahili)
Jamaa 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Nas bita'na (Our people/crew)
Jamaa 🇸🇩 Sudan

Jami'a (University)

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