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Kijana

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 03, 2025 · 6 definitions
TOP DEFINITION

Kijana definition 1

Young person

"Wewe kijana (You young person)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 03, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Kijana definition 2

Kijana (Young person - from Swahili)

"Kijana anajituma (The youth is hardworking)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 06, 2025
DEFINITION 3

Kijana definition 3

Jeune (Young person)

"Wapenda kusafiri kwa ndege? - Do you like traveling by plane?"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 09, 2025
DEFINITION 4

Kijana definition 4

Kijana/mchanga (Young person/youth)

"Kijana huyu ana akili sana (This young person is very smart)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025
DEFINITION 5

Kijana definition 5

Kijana/mvulana (Boy/young man)

"Kijana huyu ana nia ya kusoma chuo kikuu (This boy has intention to study university)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025
DEFINITION 6

Kijana definition 6

Kijana/mtu mchanga (Youth/young person)

"Kijana huyu ana malengo makubwa (This youth has big goals)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

Word Details

Country
🇹🇿 Tanzania
Definitions
6 community definitions
Added
August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Kijana 🇧🇮 Burundi

Kijana (Young person - from Swahili)

"Kijana anajituma (The youth is hardworking)"

Jeune (Young person)

"Wapenda kusafiri kwa ndege? - Do you like traveling by plane?"

🇹🇿 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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🌍 "Kijana" Across Africa

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

Kijana 🇧🇮 Burundi

Kijana (Young person - from Swahili)
Kijana

Jeune (Young person)

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