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Tey

🇸🇳 Senegal Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Tey definition 1

Aujourd'hui (Today)

"Tey la ñu rendez-vous (Today is our appointment)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇸🇳 Senegal
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April 2026

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🇸🇳 About Senegal Slang

Senegalese slang is built on Wolof, the lingua franca spoken by 80% of the population, blended with French to create a rich urban vocabulary in Dakar.

KASINARY has 141 Senegal slang words collected from native speakers.

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