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Mwenye

🇿🇲 Zambia Slang
Added Jul 17, 2025 · 1 definition
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A Zambian term for a person of Indian or Asian origin (from Swahili, in Zambia often refers to Zambian-Indians).

by KASINARY Admin Elder · Jul 17, 2025

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🇿🇲 Zambia
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July 2025

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Mwenyeji 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Mwenyeji/mtu wa nyumbani (Host/home person)

"Mwenyeji amepokea wageni vizuri (Host received guests well)"
Molwene 🇲🇿 Mozambique

A greeting meaning 'hello' or 'good day' (from molweni, 'greetings to all' in Xichangana). Often used in the south

"Molwene, mana, tá boa? (Hello there, sis, you doing okay?)"

🇿🇲 About Zambia Slang

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

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