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Ona

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Jul 17, 2025 · 2 definitions
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Ona definition 1

See; look

"Ona pale (Look there)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 03, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Ona definition 2

“See” but in slang: *Wee ona!* means “Imagine that!” or “See what you’ve done.”

by KASINARY Admin Elder · Jul 17, 2025

Word Details

Country
🇰🇪 Kenya
Definitions
2 community definitions
Added
July 2025

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🇰🇪 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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Ona 🇹🇿 Tanzania

See; look

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