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Mwana

🇿🇲 Zambia Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Mwana definition 1

Child

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

Word Details

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🇿🇲 Zambia
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1 community definition
Added
April 2026

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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 Zambia Slang

Zambian slang blends English with local languages like Bemba, Nyanja, and Tonga, shaped by the Copperbelt's unique working-class culture.

KASINARY has 1428 Zambia 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 🇰🇪 Kenya

Mtoto kwa Kikuyu (Child in Kikuyu)

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Even if

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