The Internet Living Swahili Dictionary

Dictionary Variants: Sheng
Location of Greatest Variability: Tanzania
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buana
noun
religious
Lord
Lord
mabuana
noun   

buana
noun
general
mr
mr. (term of address)
mabuana
noun   

buana
5/6an
noun
general
owners
owner
landlord; supervisor of a shamba; [sometimes used in a derogatory way to refer to the former] colonial landowners.
owner
mabuana

bwana shamba

noun   

buana
5/6an
noun
general
proprietors
proprietor
"landlord, supervisor of a shamba; [sometimes used in a derogatory way to refer to the former] colonial landowners".
proprietor
mabuana

bwana shamba

noun   

buana
noun
general
sir
sir [showing a higher degree of respect than bwana alone, but sometimes humorous or contemptuous, especially when used of women]
sir (term of address)
mabuana

buana mkubwa

noun