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Sanaa

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 21, 2025 · 1 definition
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Sanaa/kazi ya ubunifu (Art/creative work)

"Sanaa ya Makonde ni maarufu duniani (Makonde art is world famous)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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August 2025

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