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Motivation

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Kurudziro (motivation)

"Motivation yangu yabva kumubereki (my motivation comes from parents)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
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April 2026

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Motivation 🇿🇦 South Africa

A slang term for the *relish* or side dish eaten with sadza (usually meat or vegetables). Without “motivation,” sadza is plain.

Motivation 🇩🇿 Algeria

Motivation

"Lost all motivation"

🇿🇼 About Zimbabwe Slang

Zimbabwean slang draws from Shona, Ndebele, and English, shaped by urban Harare youth culture and Zimdancehall music.

KASINARY has 964 Zimbabwe slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Motivation" Across Africa

This word is also used in 8 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Motivation 🇿🇦 South Africa

Motivation
Motivation 🇩🇿 Algeria

Motivation
Motivation 🇧🇮 Burundi

Motivation (Motivation)
Motivation 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Motivation (Tip/bribe)
Motivation 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Kukhutfatela (Encouraging)
Motivation 🇱🇾 Libya

موتيفيشن (Motivation)
Motivation 🇨🇬 Republic of Congo

Pot-de-vin déguisé (Disguised bribe)
Motivation 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Drive to succeed (Drive to succeed)

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