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Ntwana

🇧🇼 Botswana Slang
Added Aug 12, 2025 · 1 definition
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Ntwana (Guy/Dude)

"Ntwana yam (My guy)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025

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🇧🇼 Botswana
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August 2025

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Ntwana 🇿🇦 South Africa

Literally “youngster,” but in slang used to mean *girlfriend* (urban usage). (Origin: Tsotsitaal, Zulu origin)

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🇧🇼 About Botswana Slang

Botswana slang merges Setswana with English, with Gaborone youth driving a modern lexicon influenced by South African township culture.

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This word is also used in 1 other country, sometimes with a different meaning.

Ntwana 🇿🇦 South Africa

Literally “youngster,” but in slang used to mean *girlfriend* (urban usage). (Origin: Tsotsitaal, Zulu origin)

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