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Ngoma

🇷🇼 Rwanda Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Ngoma definition 1

Akarere ka Ngoma (Ngoma district)

"Ngoma ni nshya. (Ngoma is new.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇷🇼 Rwanda
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Ngoma 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe

Tambor serimónia (Tambor cerimônia) (Ceremonial drum)

"Bate ngoma festa. (Beat drum at party.)"
Ngoma 🇦🇴 Angola

Tambor / festa (Drum / party)

"A ngoma vai até tarde (The party goes late)"

🇷🇼 About Rwanda Slang

Rwandan slang reflects the country's Kinyarwanda culture alongside French and English influences, shaped by Kigali's growing young urban population.

KASINARY has 1774 Rwanda slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Ngoma" Across Africa

This word is also used in 9 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Ngoma 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe

Tambor serimónia (Tambor cerimônia) (Ceremonial drum)
Ngoma 🇦🇴 Angola

Tambor / festa (Drum / party)
Ngoma 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Tam-tam/drums (Traditional drums)
Ngoma 🇰🇲 Comoros

Tambour traditionnel (Traditional drum)
Ngoma 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Ngoma/muziki (Music/song)
Ngoma 🇬🇦 Gabon

Fête, tambour (Party, drum)
Ngoma 🇰🇪 Kenya

Wimbo (Song)
Ngoma

Tambour/Fête (Drum/Party)
ngoma 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Ngoma (Drum/music)

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