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Mjinga

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Aug 10, 2025 · 1 definition
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Mjinga definition 1

Mpumbavu (Fool)

"Wewe ni mjinga sana (You're a big fool)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Mjinga 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Ahmaq (Fool - Swahili)

"Usikuwe mjinga (Don't be a fool)"
Mjinga 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Mjinga/mtu asiye na akili (Fool/person without intelligence)

"Usiwe mjinga, soma vitabu (Don't be fool, read books)"

🇰🇪 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.

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🌍 "Mjinga" Across Africa

This word is also used in 2 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Mjinga 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Ahmaq (Fool - Swahili)
Mjinga 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Mjinga/mtu asiye na akili (Fool/person without intelligence)

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