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Ndugu

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 03, 2025 · 5 definitions
TOP DEFINITION

Ndugu definition 1

Sibling; relative

"Ndugu zangu (My siblings)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 03, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Ndugu definition 2

Parent/Famille (Relative/Family)

"Ze mkoba wangu kafanya kazi Dubai - My uncle works in Dubai"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 09, 2025
DEFINITION 3

Ndugu definition 3

Frère/Sœur/Ami (Brother/Sister/Friend)

"Ngamwu kisiwa cha Mohéli - I'm from Mohéli island"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 09, 2025
DEFINITION 4

Ndugu definition 4

Frère, parent (Brother, relative)

"Ndugu na ngai azali Pointe-Noire (My brother is in Pointe-Noire)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 09, 2025
DEFINITION 5

Ndugu definition 5

Frère, ami (Brother, friend) - Swahili

"Ndugu yangu (My brother)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 09, 2025

Word Details

Country
🇹🇿 Tanzania
Definitions
5 community definitions
Added
August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Ndugu 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Akh/ukht (Sibling - Swahili)

"Ndugu yangu (My sibling)"
Ndugu 🇰🇲 Comoros

Parent/Famille (Relative/Family)

"Ze mkoba wangu kafanya kazi Dubai - My uncle works in Dubai"

🇹🇿 About Tanzania Slang

Tanzanian slang is rooted in Swahili, the national language, with vibrant Bongo Flava music culture adding fresh terms to everyday speech in Dar es Salaam.

KASINARY has 1747 Tanzania slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Ndugu" Across Africa

This word is also used in 5 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Ndugu 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Akh/ukht (Sibling - Swahili)
Ndugu 🇰🇲 Comoros

Parent/Famille (Relative/Family)
Ndugu 🇨🇩 DR Congo

Frère, ami (Brother, friend) - Swahili
Ndugu 🇨🇬 Republic of Congo

Frère, parent (Brother, relative)
Ndugu

Frère/Sœur/Ami (Brother/Sister/Friend)

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