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Definition of umfaan noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

umfaan

noun
 
/ʊmˈfɑːn/
 
/ʊmˈfɑːn/
(plural umfaans, bafana
 
/bəˈfɑːnə/
 
/bəˈfɑːnə/
)
(South African English)
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  1. a young black man who is not married
  2. a young black boy
    3. Word Originfrom Zulu and Xhosa umfana.
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