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[li]Niaje - Direct translation from Kikuyu - Niatia[/li][li]Mos mos - Dholuo, Pole pole[/li][li]Keroro - Alcohol , Kerūrū, Kikuyu[/li][li]Mburungo - Small Percel - Kikuyu[/li][li]Ndonyo , To sell, Market, Kikuyu[/li][li]Mangale, Slung for Alcohol, Maasai, Ngare means water[/li][li]Hashuu, probably Costal, means 10[/li][li]Ngovo, means Five, origin unknown[/li][li]Rwabe, 200…?[/li][li]Mbosho, pocket…?[/li][li]Noma, Trouble…?[/li][li]Homo, English, Homosexual man[/li][li]Fala, Stupid person, Mijinga kama @Ngimanene na matharo[/li][/ol]
7* Ashu is from "ashara which is Swahili/Arabic for ten
I guessed it has to do with the coastal region
Vikarangosi. Couch P na mono baller. Wamejaa bifu na wanakuaga msoto ad infinitumu. Mmoja ako na kende mosi na huyo mwingine hawezi nyonji,mboo katiwa kifuli na ikabanwa unless abugie chrome apige jampuu mwanangu. So hizo pesono problems zao wanatu projectia. Kubaba zao
The Lexicon has transformed into a language in it’s own right
Dwanzi …
Ponyi …
Jeel …
Makobosto …
I heard someone call 20 shillings ati blue and it surprised me. It’s been a while since I heard that.
Watu bado huita 5bob ngovo? Hiyo ni sheng ya kitambo sana. Nakumbuka simu ikiitwa nangos saa hii inaitwa tenje. Tenje back then meant a very big and powerful hifi system.
Waiting for kanono firVictorian Sheng gems
Soo-From french word for 100 (cent) pronunced as /so/ in french.
Nduthi: From kamba’s same word for motorcycle.
Mathree: Matatu name slang from kikuyu and english.
Dogi: From english’ word ‘dog’
mokoro: from kikuyus word for old one- mukuru
Otero: from english’ ‘starring’
mblaina: from english’ ‘complainer’
moti: from english’ ‘automobile’
Buda - Buddha
5 bob ilikuwa Kobole and 50 cents was chwani or fiu .
Mbwenya ni koti kama ya Suit
Kauzi, Gangster
Warosho, Shortcut
Manjeegez = cops…from kikuyu word njeege
Chokosh = Uncircumcised boys…from Hindi word Chokra
Msapere: Kikuyu. From…
Ombitho: Bhangi from a luo word.
Chuani : 50 bob. From a Kikuyu slang of the 80s, Cwani which meant 50 cent.
Bazenga: Father from corrupted Swahili words Baba mzazi.
Alafu hii shebeteng Ina spoil original sheng
Niko bablas- Hangover, taken from the Zulu word ‘isibhabalazi’.
Niaje - Ni aje?
Also understand different areas in Nairobi have different sheng words. Those words you mentioned up there ni sheng ya ushamba.
Lugha za base za jaba hizo.