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Swala

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 21, 2025 · 1 definition
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Swala definition 1

Swala/mnyama mwepesi (Gazelle/fast animal)

"Swala anamkimbia simba kwa haraka (Gazelle runs from lion quickly)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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August 2025

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