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Molamu

🇧🇼 Botswana Slang
Added Aug 06, 2025 · 2 definitions
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Molamu definition 1

Molamu (Stick/Staff)

"Modisa o tshwere molamu (The shepherd holds a staff)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 06, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Molamu definition 2

Thobane / Sefate sa ho alosa (Stick / Herding stick)

"Malisana o nkile molamu oa ka! (The shepherd took my stick!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

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🇧🇼 Botswana
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August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Molamu 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Thobane / Sefate sa ho alosa (Stick / Herding stick)

"Malisana o nkile molamu oa ka! (The shepherd took my stick!)"
Mulamu 🇺🇬 Uganda

Mulamu (Brother/Sister-in-law)

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🇧🇼 About Botswana Slang

Botswana slang merges Setswana with English, with Gaborone youth driving a modern lexicon influenced by South African township culture.

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🌍 "Molamu" Across Africa

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Molamu 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Thobane / Sefate sa ho alosa (Stick / Herding stick)

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