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Mjanja

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

Mtu mwerevu wa hila (Cunning clever person)

"Mjanja anajua jinsi ya kuongea na wasichana (Cunning person knows how to talk to girls)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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August 2025

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