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Sista

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Sista definition 1

Hanzvadzi (sister)

"Sista vangu (my sister)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
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Added
April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Sista 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Sister (Sister)

"Mi sista get pikin. (My sister has a child.)"
Sista 🇳🇦 Namibia

Omukazendu / sister or girlfriend (Sister or girlfriend)

"That's my sista from school. (That's my girlfriend from school.)"

🇿🇼 About Zimbabwe Slang

Zimbabwean slang draws from Shona, Ndebele, and English, shaped by urban Harare youth culture and Zimdancehall music.

KASINARY has 964 Zimbabwe slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Sista" Across Africa

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

Sista 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Sister (Sister)
Sista 🇳🇦 Namibia

Omukazendu / sister or girlfriend (Sister or girlfriend)
Sista 🇹🇬 Togo

Sœur (Sister)
Sista 🇳🇪 Niger

Yar'uwa, abokiya (Sister, female friend)

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