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Tiga

🇧🇼 Botswana Slang
Added Jul 17, 2025 · 1 definition
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Tiga definition 1

Ten pula (money slang; e.g. 2 *tiga* = 20 pula)" ("Local slang")

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Jul 17, 2025

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🇧🇼 Botswana
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July 2025

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