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Nyani

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Aug 10, 2025 · 1 definition
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Nyani (Baboon)

"Nyani walioiba (The baboons who stole)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Nyani 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Nyani/mtu mjinga (Monkey/foolish person)

"Nyani huyu hawaelewi lolote (This monkey doesn't understand anything)"
Nyani 🇿🇲 Zambia

Baboon (ugly person)

"Uli ngati nyani (You're like a baboon)"

🇰🇪 About Kenya Slang

Kenyan slang is led by Sheng, a vibrant urban creole born in Nairobi's Eastlands that blends Swahili, English, and Kikuyu, spoken by millions of young Kenyans.

KASINARY has 2011 Kenya slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Nyani" Across Africa

This word is also used in 2 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Nyani 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Nyani/mtu mjinga (Monkey/foolish person)
Nyani 🇿🇲 Zambia

Baboon (ugly person)

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