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Jambo

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 03, 2025 · 5 definitions
TOP DEFINITION

Jambo definition 1

Hello (tourist greeting)

"Jambo bwana! (Hello sir!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 03, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Jambo definition 2

Bonjour (Hello) - Swahili

"Jambo, habari gani? (Hello, how are you?)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 09, 2025
DEFINITION 3

Jambo definition 3

Hujambo (Hello)

"Jambo bwana (Hello sir)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 4

Jambo definition 4

Olá, saudação (Hello, greeting)

"Jambo para todos (Hello to everyone)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 5

Jambo definition 5

Jambo/kitu (Thing/something)

"Jambo hili ni muhimu sana (This thing is very important)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 26, 2025

Word Details

Country
🇹🇿 Tanzania
Definitions
5 community definitions
Added
August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Jambo 🇨🇩 DR Congo

Bonjour (Hello) - Swahili

"Jambo, habari gani? (Hello, how are you?)"
Jambo 🇰🇪 Kenya

Hujambo (Hello)

"Jambo bwana (Hello sir)"

🇹🇿 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.

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🌍 "Jambo" Across Africa

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

Jambo 🇨🇩 DR Congo

Bonjour (Hello) - Swahili
Jambo 🇰🇪 Kenya

Hujambo (Hello)

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