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Nyanya

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 21, 2025 · 2 definitions
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Nyanya definition 1

Nyanya/tunda jekundu (Tomato/red fruit)

"Nyanya za shamba ni mazuri kuliko za duka (Farm tomatoes are better than shop ones)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Nyanya definition 2

Nyanya/mzee wa kike (Grandmother/female elder)

"Nyanya anapika vyakula vya kitamaduni (Grandmother cooks traditional foods)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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Country
🇹🇿 Tanzania
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2 community definitions
Added
August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Nyanya 🇰🇪 Kenya

Bibi (Grandmother)

"Nyanya amesema tuje (Grandma said we should come)"
Hɛnyanya 🇧🇯 Benin

Colère (Anger)

"Hɛnyanya ma nyɔ (La colère n'est pas bonne/Anger is not good)"

🇹🇿 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.

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🌍 "Nyanya" Across Africa

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

Nyanya 🇰🇪 Kenya

Bibi (Grandmother)

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