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Nyani

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

Baboon (ugly person)

"Uli ngati nyani (You're like a baboon)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇿🇲 Zambia
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1 community definition
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Nyani 🇰🇪 Kenya

Nyani (Baboon)

"Nyani walioiba (The baboons who stole)"
Nyani 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Nyani/mtu mjinga (Monkey/foolish person)

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

🇿🇲 About Zambia Slang

Zambian slang blends English with local languages like Bemba, Nyanja, and Tonga, shaped by the Copperbelt's unique working-class culture.

KASINARY has 1428 Zambia 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 🇰🇪 Kenya

Nyani (Baboon)
Nyani 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Nyani/mtu mjinga (Monkey/foolish person)

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