There are actually different meanings and spelling variations of “sco pa tu manaa.” According to Urban Dictionary, “sco pa tu manaa” comes from a Zambian word meaning “one should express his or her own opinion on a particular topic or object.” 

However, the phrase came to light when a Ghanaian singer, Kawoula Biov, use “sco pa tu manaa” in his song “Daavi Neba” in April 2019. The phrase is actually meant to be gibberish. A feature artist on this song, Patapaa, actually sang the lyric and is known to speak gibberish in some songs. Fast forward to July 2019 people made the lyric a trend and started the “Sco pa tu manaa” challenge. 

On Google Translate, the phrase means “how much do you have.” In other variations, the phrase was also disguised as slang to mean, “I’ll hit you,” and “what experiences does this remind you of.” 

Though there is no concrete origin as to where the phrase truly came from, “sco pa tu manaa” is being used all over Twitter as a way to start a discussion. People will put up phrases as topics so people can put their two cents into it. If someone posts a picture with the topic “college” for instance, people will gather to really say how they feel about college whether it be good or bad commentary. It’s really how they feel about it.