What does Lini? mean?

Wakati gani? (When?) For example: "Lini utakuja? (When will you come?)"

Where does the slang word Lini? come from?

Lini? is a slang term from Kenya. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Kenya and across Africa.

Lini?

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang

Added Aug 10, 2025 · 1 definition

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Lini? definition 1

Wakati gani? (When?)

"Lini utakuja? (When will you come?)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇰🇪 Kenya
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Liti? 🇿🇲 Zambia

When?

"Tibwele liti? (When should we come?)"

Lindi 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Lindi/mji wa pwani (Lindi/coastal city)

"Lindi ni mji wa korosho (Lindi is cashew city)"

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