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Sefela

🇧🇼 Botswana Slang
Added Aug 06, 2025 · 2 definitions
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Sefela definition 1

Sefela (Hymn)

"Re opela sefela (We sing a hymn)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 06, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Sefela definition 2

Pina ea setso / Sefela sa likhomo (Traditional song / Praise poem)

"O bina sefela hantle! (He sings praise poems well!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

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🇧🇼 Botswana
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August 2025

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Sefela 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Pina ea setso / Sefela sa likhomo (Traditional song / Praise poem)

"O bina sefela hantle! (He sings praise poems well!)"
Sheela 🇪🇬 Egypt

Means a group of close friends (like “clique” or crew).

"We’ll be at the cafe with the whole sheela this evening."

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Botswana slang merges Setswana with English, with Gaborone youth driving a modern lexicon influenced by South African township culture.

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Sefela 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Pina ea setso / Sefela sa likhomo (Traditional song / Praise poem)

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