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Mwana

🇨🇩 DR Congo Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Mwana definition 1

Enfant, jeune (Child, young person) - Lingala

"Mwana oyo azali malamu (This child is good)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇨🇩 DR Congo
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April 2026

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Mwana 🇦🇴 Angola

From Kimbundu meaning “kid/child,” used informally to address a younger person.

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Mwana 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe

Kriansa/filhu (Criança/filho) (Child/son)

"Mwana ta skola. (Child is at school.)"

🇨🇩 About DR Congo Slang

DR Congo slang captures the everyday language, street expressions, and cultural vocabulary of its people.

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🌍 "Mwana" Across Africa

This word is also used in 9 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Mwana 🇦🇴 Angola

Child
Mwana 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe

Kriansa/filhu (Criança/filho) (Child/son)
Mwana 🇺🇬 Uganda

Child
Mwana 🇧🇮 Burundi

Mwana (Child)
Mwana 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Enfant (Child)
Mwana 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Mtoto/kijana (Child/youth)
Mwana 🇬🇦 Gabon

Enfant, gamin (Child, kid)
Mwana 🇰🇪 Kenya

Mtoto kwa Kikuyu (Child in Kikuyu)
Mwana 🇿🇲 Zambia

Child

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