TBT in words: Sheng words/phrases we no longer use

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Cuzo yangu huwa ni lazima aite wazungu ‘wangoso’ na gari lazima aite ‘moti’. Hapo unajua tu alimaliza shule miaka ya tisini. Inaonekana mwaka mtu alimaliza shule ndio mahali sheng’ yake inafika.

Nakumbuka primo tukiita mwalimu ‘odijo’ alafu ikafupishwa ikakuwa ni ‘odich’. Hile game ya police n robbers nayo tulikuwa tunaita ‘gondi-sinya’. Pande ya pesa kulikuwa na ‘kobole’ ikakuja ikaitwa ‘ngovo’

Ebu fufueni hizo masheng’ za kale

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Most talkers walisomea Brookhouse, Hillcrest, Banda School, Peponi na St. Andrews Turi. The only sheng word allowed was “sasa”

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makes sense… huko ndio walipata maconnections ndio maana sasa ni mamillionaire

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Kitoe - (go away) Jikate,tamba

Finje-(fifty Bob), red (500), brown (1000),

Ponyi -(cops)

Kunyonji/kustedi - (erection)

Kufyam -(things don’t look good)

Kungethia- (not being alert)

Nikudiambo -( things are not good)

Mapuru - (sweets)

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Kudiro kudiro- warning someone that he’s about to get busted.

Dush nyao- Sound made when gun is fired. Mostly used by kids when playing

Kabich karat kabich karat- Movement of buttocks made by someone with big ass while walking. Also called kudondosa

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Nakung’am/Nakulola - Nakucheki
Unenge/Ubao - Njaa
Ng’och - 10cents
Oruch/Oruro - 5cents
Chongolo - garbage

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Wah! hio lazma ni ya ‘tene’ - quite old

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red=100
Jirongo=500

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Woi…hizi ni za ungwaro

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kemfa- manzi

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Kuna fisi najua bado husema “Nime-blow-ia huyo dame”

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@Father Figure…eti ‘Hile’ game ya police n robbers? Kikamba Ina Ozil Oswahili.

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kunyandua

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During My time there was no sheng. Just the art of interchanging syllables eg
Gife…fegi
Mthama…mother
Thanika…Kanisa
Naima Ni ndaka gungi nomu…Maina Ni jamaa jinga Sana.

And we could converse without older people knowing. That’s how sheng came to be I think.

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:D:D:D:D

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Jongo = Bop/Dala,
Manzi=Mresh=Mbevo
Mandazi= Mandao

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gita nawa.
hehehe…
where i came from it was called kingwami(kimwangi)

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Kusleki,
Kiruma,
Madiaba, later diabs,
Kunyonji,
Kubreki,
Dinga,
Ngata,
Sonyi.

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tulipoanzisha hii wakati wa film za Factual Films- watoto kaeni chini - ilikuwa Dush ng’aaaa….i don’t know when it metamorphosised to Nyaao

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10 bob - kinday
Changaa - wanguu, thianga, mwaki