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Miwani

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

Miwani/kifuniko cha macho (Glasses/eye covering)

"Miwani ya jua ni muhimu kwa dereva (Sunglasses are important for drivers)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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August 2025

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Miwani 🇰🇪 Kenya

Miwani (Glasses / sunglasses)

"Miwani yako ni designer? (Are your glasses designer?)"
Ziwani 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Ziwani/kando ya ziwa (By the lake)

"Ziwani wavuvi wanakamata samaki (By the lake fishermen catch fish)"

🇹🇿 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.

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This word is also used in 1 other country, sometimes with a different meaning.

Miwani 🇰🇪 Kenya

Miwani (Glasses / sunglasses)

🇹🇿 More Tanzania Slang

Kukamata samaki (To catch fish) Kuvua samaki baharini (To fish in the sea) Kuvuna mazao (To harvest) Kuchuma mazao mashambani (To pick crops from the farm) Tabia Tabia/mwenendo (Character/behavior) Fisi Mbwa mwitu/mtu mbaya (Hyena/bad person) Dagaa Samaki wadogo (Small fish) Mshikaji Sheng-influenced term meaning “friend” or “buddy.” It’s a go-to word for your pal.
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