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Jengo

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 21, 2025 · 1 definition
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Jengo/nyumba (Building/house)

"Jengo hili ni la kisasa (This building is modern)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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August 2025

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