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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

mbongo.

someone from Dar es Salaam

6 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun/m̩ˈɓɔ.ᵑɡɔ/

  1. someone from Dar es Salaam

    class-i · dated · slang

  2. Tanzanian (a person from Tanzania)

    class-i · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *mu- Swahili m- Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀jòngó Swahili bongoder. Swahili Bongo Swahili mbongo From m- + Bongo.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.