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Mama

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Mama (Mother)

"Mama amecook (Mother has cooked)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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1 community definition
Added
April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Mama 🇹🇬 Togo

Mother; older woman

"Mama na nu ɖu (Mother, give me food)"
Mama 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Manman (Mother)

"Mon mama pe vini (My mother is coming)"

🇰🇪 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)

🌍 "Mama" Across Africa

This word is also used in 14 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Mama 🇹🇬 Togo

Mother; older woman
Mama 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Manman (Mother)
Mama 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Mother (Mother)
Mama 🇿🇦 South Africa

Umama, unina (Mother)
Mama 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Mama (Mother - respectful address)
Mama 🇧🇮 Burundi

Mama (Mother/respectful address)
Mama 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Maman/mère (Mom/mother)
Mama 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Mama/mwanamke (Mom/woman)
Mama 🇪🇬 Egypt

ماما - أم (Mom)
Mama 🇨🇩 DR Congo

Mère (Mother) - Swahili/Lingala
Mama 🇬🇦 Gabon

Mère, maman (Mother, mom)
Mama 🇹🇳 Tunisia

Mama (Mother)
Mama 🇨🇬 Republic of Congo

Mère (Mother)
Mama 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Elder woman (Respected woman)

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