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Sawa

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Jul 15, 2025 · 5 definitions
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Sawa definition 1

Okay or fine in Kenyan <a href="/word/slang" class="internal-link" title="View definition of Slang">slang</a>

"We meet at 3pm sawa I'll be there"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Jul 15, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Sawa definition 2

Sawa (Okay/fine - from Swahili)

"Sawa, tuzokora (Okay, we'll do it)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 06, 2025
DEFINITION 3

Sawa definition 3

Sawa (Coastal people)

"Sawa people sabi swim (Coastal people know how to swim)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 07, 2025
DEFINITION 4

Sawa definition 4

D'accord, OK (Okay, alright) - Swahili

"Sawa sawa (Alright, alright)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 09, 2025
DEFINITION 5

Sawa definition 5

Vyema (Okay / alright)

"Sawa basi (Alright then)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

Word Details

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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5 community definitions
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July 2025

↻ Similar Words

Sawa 🇧🇮 Burundi

Sawa (Okay/fine - from Swahili)

"Sawa, tuzokora (Okay, we'll do it)"
Sawa 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Sawa (Coastal people)

"Sawa people sabi swim (Coastal people know how to swim)"

🇰🇪 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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🌍 "Sawa" Across Africa

This word is also used in 4 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Sawa 🇧🇮 Burundi

Sawa (Okay/fine - from Swahili)
Sawa 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Sawa (Coastal people)
Sawa 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Sawa/nzuri (Okay/good)
Sawa 🇨🇩 DR Congo

D'accord, OK (Okay, alright) - Swahili

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