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Rafiki

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 03, 2025 · 5 definitions
TOP DEFINITION

Rafiki definition 1

Friend

"Rafiki yangu (My friend)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 03, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Rafiki definition 2

Rafiki (Friend - from Swahili)

"Rafiki yangu mkubwa (My best friend)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 06, 2025
DEFINITION 3

Rafiki definition 3

Ami (Friend)

"Tsikula wali na samaki - We eat rice with fish"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 09, 2025
DEFINITION 4

Rafiki definition 4

Ami (Friend) - Swahili

"Rafiki yangu (My friend)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 09, 2025
DEFINITION 5

Rafiki definition 5

Rafiki/mshirika (Friend/companion)

"Rafiki yangu amenipa msaada wa fedha (My friend gave me financial help)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

Word Details

Country
🇹🇿 Tanzania
Definitions
5 community definitions
Added
August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Rafiki 🇧🇮 Burundi

Rafiki (Friend - from Swahili)

"Rafiki yangu mkubwa (My best friend)"
Rafiki 🇨🇩 DR Congo

Ami (Friend) - Swahili

"Rafiki yangu (My friend)"

🇹🇿 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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🌍 "Rafiki" Across Africa

This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Rafiki 🇧🇮 Burundi

Rafiki (Friend - from Swahili)
Rafiki 🇨🇩 DR Congo

Ami (Friend) - Swahili
Rafiki

Ami (Friend)

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