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Mpira

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

Mpira/mchezo (Football/game)

"Mpira wa Afrika umekuwa mkali (African football has become intense)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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August 2025

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Mpira 🇸🇸 South Sudan

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🇹🇿 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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🌍 "Mpira" Across Africa

This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Mpira 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Kura/ball (Ball - from Swahili)
Mpira

Football/Ballon (Football/Ball)
Mpira 🇿🇲 Zambia

Ball/football

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