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Kutafuta

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

Kutafuta kazi (To look for work)

"Ninatafuta kazi ya ziada (I'm looking for extra work)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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August 2025

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Kutafuta 🇰🇪 Kenya

To look for money

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Kutafuta 🇰🇪 Kenya

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