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Ya

🇧🇼 Botswana Slang
Added Aug 12, 2025 · 1 definition
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Ya (Yes)

"Ya, ke a utlwa (Yes, I understand)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025

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🇧🇼 Botswana
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August 2025

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Ya 🇦🇴 Angola

Casual “yes” (like “yeah”). Widely used by youth in agreement. Usage: – “Vens comigo?” – “Ya, claro.” (– “You coming with me?” – “Yeah, of course.”)

Ya 🌍 Gen Z/Gen Alpha

You

"Ya feel me?"

🇧🇼 About Botswana Slang

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

KASINARY has 1824 Botswana slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Ya" Across Africa

This word is also used in 8 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Ya 🇦🇴 Angola

Means 'you' (singular) in Koloqua. Can be a subject or object.
Ya 🌍 Gen Z/Gen Alpha

You
Ya 🇱🇷 Liberia

Means 'you' (singular) in Koloqua. Can be a subject or object.
Ya 🇱🇾 Libya

The vocative 'O/Hey' in Arabic, heavily used in Libyan speech. Placed before a name or even alone like 'hey you'. They often say ya weld (hey boy) or …
Ya 🇹🇬 Togo

Froid (Cold)
Ya 🇲🇿 Mozambique

Sim, está bem (Yes, okay)
Ya

You
Ya 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe

Simu/konkordá (Sim/concordar) (Yes/agree)

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