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Mwana

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 4 definitions
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Mwana definition 1

Mtoto kwa Kikuyu (Child in Kikuyu)

"Mwana wakwa (My child)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026
DEFINITION 2

Mwana definition 2

Mtoto kwa Kikamba (Child in Kamba)

"Mwana wakwa (My child)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026
DEFINITION 3

Mwana definition 3

Mtoto kwa Kimijikenda (Child in Mijikenda)

"Mwana wangu (My child)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026
DEFINITION 4

Mwana definition 4

Mtoto kwa Kitaita (Child in Taita)

"Mwana wangu (My child)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

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🇰🇪 Kenya
Definitions
4 community definitions
Added
April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Mwana 🇦🇴 Angola

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

"Eh, mwana, sai desse caminho! (Hey kid, get out of that road!)"
Mwana 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe

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

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

🇰🇪 About Kenya Slang

Kenyan slang is led by Sheng, a vibrant urban creole born in Nairobi's Eastlands that blends Swahili, English, and Kikuyu, spoken by millions of young Kenyans.

KASINARY has 2011 Kenya slang words collected from native speakers.

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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 🇨🇩 DR Congo

Enfant, jeune (Child, young person) - Lingala
Mwana 🇬🇦 Gabon

Enfant, gamin (Child, kid)
Mwana 🇿🇲 Zambia

Child

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