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Mtaa

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Aug 02, 2025 · 2 definitions
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Mtaa definition 1

Means 'hood' or neighborhood in slang (standard Swahili 'mtaa' means street/estate). Used to indicate one's local area.

"Mtaa yangu inaitwa Dandora. (My hood is called Dandora.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 02, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Mtaa definition 2

Kijiji / mahali unapoishi (Neighborhood / where you live)

"Mtaa wangu ni Eastlando (My hood is Eastlands)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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August 2025

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