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Jamii

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Aug 10, 2025 · 1 definition
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Familia (Family)

"Jamii yetu ni kubwa (Our family is big)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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1 community definition
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August 2025

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Jamii 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Jamii/kikundi cha watu (Community/group of people)

"Jamii ya mtaa inahusiana vizuri (Neighborhood community relates well)"
Jamil 🇹🇳 Tunisia

Jamil (Beautiful)

"Allah jamil (God is beautiful)"

🇰🇪 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.

Browse all Kenya slang (2011 words)

🌍 "Jamii" Across Africa

This word is also used in 1 other country, sometimes with a different meaning.

Jamii 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Jamii/kikundi cha watu (Community/group of people)

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