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Mzimu

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

Spirit/ghost

"Mzimu wake (His spirit)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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Country
🇿🇲 Zambia
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1 community definition
Added
April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Mizimu 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Mizimu/roho za wafu (Spirits/souls of dead)

"Mizimu ya babu yanalinda familia (Grandfather's spirit protects family)"
mudzimu 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Mudzimu (Ancestral spirit)

"Mudzimu wataura (The ancestor has spoken)"

🇿🇲 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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