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Mpwa

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 21, 2025 · 2 definitions
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Mpwa definition 1

Mpwa/mtoto wa ndugu (Nephew/niece)

"Mpwa wangu amepata nafasi ya chuo (My nephew got university opportunity)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025
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Mpwa definition 2

Mpwa/mtoto wa ndugu (Nephew/sibling's child)

"Mpwa wangu amepata naisiloi ya chuo (My nephew got university scholarship)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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2 community definitions
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August 2025

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Mpwa

Neveu/Nièce (Nephew/Niece)

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