| Sheng |
English (definition) |
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| mnati |
fluent speaker of Sheng, person who is good at something |
| babi, barbie |
person who doesn't speak Sheng, person from a wealthy background |
| bonga (bong-gah) |
talk |
| bonga mavi |
talk smack |
| dai |
want |
| dungia (doong-gi-ah), gawia, chapia |
give, share (with) |
| pack |
live (somewhere) |
| deng'a, thwau, bunde, mchuma, mtoo, ridhe, fee |
gun, firearm |
| chapaa, munde, mundez, niado, ganji, dough, cheddar, mkwanja |
money |
| so, kioo, oss, red |
one hundred shillings |
| finje, chuani |
fifty shillings |
| mbao, blue |
twenty shillings |
| ashuu, shoe, kindee, ikongo |
ten shillings |
| ngovo, kobole, guoko |
five shillings |
| rwabe, jill |
two hundred shillings |
| punch, jirongo |
five hundred shillings |
| thao, gee (like the letter G), kapaa, ngiri, ngwanye, ndovu, kei (like the letter K), muti |
one thousand shillings |
| fala, mwere (mweh-reh) |
stupid person, idiot |
| ocha, moshatha |
up country, rural home/area |
| noma, niku hatata, wa gwan |
in a mess, trouble |
| asubuhi, morgen |
morning |
| njeve |
cold |
| ingiza njeve |
get scared, be afraid, chicken out |
| chapo |
chapati |
| ngodha |
underpants |
| msee, kizee, mdhii, mguys, mzeiya, mtungwaz |
guy, dude |
| dame, mresh, supuu, msupa, manzi, shore (sho-reh; from "shawty"), msusu, mroro |
girl, chick |
| buda, mzae |
old man |
| gweng |
hard (difficult) |
| zi, nada, do, nah |
no |
| mathree, mat, jive, jav, buu |
matatu |
| deree, kigonyi |
driver |
| konkodi, makanga, manumber |
bus/matatu conductor |
| fegi, mozo, ngale, fuaka |
cigarette |
| bangi (bang-gee), gode (goh-deh), juala |
weed |
| karao, gova, sanse |
police |
| keja, hao, mbanyu, base, diggs |
house, home |
| matha, mathe, mthama |
woman |
| mboch |
housegirl (maid) |
| mbota |
watch |
| mbwenya |
coat |
| mdosi, sonko |
boss, rich person |
| msoto |
poor person |
| sota |
go bankrupt/become poor |
| mdosi, fathe, mbuyu, buda |
dad |
| masa, mathe, mnyaka, mokoro, moda |
mum |
| nare (nah-reh) |
fire, matches |
| ndai, moti, murenga, dinga |
car |
| ngata (ng-gah-tah), gede (geh-deh) |
fuel |
| nguenos, ngwex, mwewe |
chicken |
| njumu, njuti, ndula |
shoes |
| poa, wazi |
cool |
| ubao, maunenge |
hunger |
| veve, mbachu, shamba |
miraa |
| kuber (koo-beh-rr), kubz |
(chewing) tobacco |
| mburungo |
cargo |
| chapa, donje, kiatu |
ugly |
| chipo, vibanzi, chibaz, njiva, vanga |
chips |
| fika, ishia, jikata |
to go somewhere |
| kirindi |
crowd |
| earthwire |
neck tie |
| dush, nyoni |
bird |
| mavi, mafi, shonde |
faeces |
| shower |
rain |
| mode (moh-day) |
teacher |
| mtaa |
city, town, streets, neighbourhood |
| mzii |
tough |
| majuu, chambele |
Western world |
| mngoso, mlami |
white person, Caucasian person |
| mtiaji, msororaji |
snitch, tattletale |
| kauzi, thegi, gondi, dingo, obe (ob) |
thief, thug, mugger, burglar |
| masaa, githaa |
time |
| mshikaji |
boyfriend/girlfriend |
| sonko |
rich person |
| pasuka, raruka |
laugh |
| karokota, doze |
take a nap, sleep |
| nyaku, waka, washa |
drink (alcohol) |
| tei |
alcohol |
| njumu, ndula, |
shoes |
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