tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27140573820288435562024-09-16T09:42:47.978-07:00Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06607548078812875152noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714057382028843556.post-16142351296110497242012-09-11T11:36:00.000-07:002012-10-06T10:42:47.402-07:00<div class="pseudoparagraph">The base of the mountain lies at some 5,250 feet (1,600 metres). At the 8,000-foot (2,440-metre) contour, the circumference is approximately 95 miles (153 km). Sheng is another language you may hear in Kenya. Sheng (the word coming from a combination of the words SwaHili and ENGlish) is a language that has grown out of Nairobi that is used almost exclusively by the younger crowd. It is a mix of Kiswahili, English, and the Bantu tribal tongues. Sheng is regarded almost as a secret language of the youth, and&nbsp;when spoken by a tourist, it is sure to impress any young adult in any big city. It is hard to differentiate from Kiswahili without knowing the language, but it can still be fun to substitute a Sheng greeting for a Kiswahili greeting if you run into a young adult. Common Sheng greetings are: “Sasa?” which is answered by “fit” or “fiti,” and “Mambo?” (or “Mambo vipi?” or just “Vipi?”), which is answered by “poa.” <br /> What follows is a list of Kiswahili vocabulary that will allow you to have a working knowledge of the language. This could be useful to get you out&nbsp;of a fix, order food, or just impress a local. <br /> Pronunciation: One of the reasons Kiswahili is not a difficult language is that it is very grammatical and pronunciation never changes from word to word. <br /> A as the ‘a’ in ‘father’&nbsp; <br /> E as the ‘e’ in ‘best’ or the ‘a’ in ‘hay’ <br /> I as the ‘ee’ in ‘bee’ <br /> O as the ‘o’ in ‘cold’ <br /> U as the ‘ou” in “you” <br /> Dh as the ‘th’ in ‘this’ <br /> Ng’ as the ‘ng’ in ‘sing’ <br /> All other consonants require no explanation. <br /> Greetings and Civilties: <br /> Greeting is extremely important in Kenyan culture. Before talking to anyone, it is polite to greet them first. After a greeting, some Kenyans may even carry on with small talk for ten good minutes before getting to the topic at hand. <br /> Welcome &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Karibu <br /> How are you (greeting a singular person)? Habari yako? or Habari gani? <br /> How are you (greeting many people)?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Habari zenu? or Habari gani? <br /> I’m fine&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nzuri, Salama, or Njema <br /> What is your name?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unaitwa nani? <br /> My name is ____&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ninaitwa ______ <br /> <strong>Where are you from?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unatoka wapi? </strong><br /> <strong>I’m from _____&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ninatoka shiut______ </strong><br /> <strong>Where do you live?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unakaa wapi? </strong><br /> <strong>I live in _____&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ninakaa ______&nbsp; </strong><br /> <strong>Thank you very much&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Asante sana </strong><br /> <strong>Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ndio</strong><br /> <strong>No&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; hapana</strong><br /> <strong>Goodbye</strong><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; fkwaheri </strong><br /> <strong>hello&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; jambo, salama, sasa</strong><br /><strong></strong><strong>No problem&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hakuna Matata, ni sawa, usijali </strong><br /> <strong>White person (foreigner)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Mzungu </strong><br /> <strong>White people (foreigners)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Wazungu </strong><br /> <strong></strong><br /> <strong>Finding your way around: </strong><br /> <strong>I want to go to _____&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nataka kwenda mpaka/nataka kwenda&nbsp; ______ </strong><br /> <strong>Is this the way to ______?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hii ni njia ya wapi _____? </strong><br /> <strong>Is this the car to _____?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hii ina enda wapi_____? </strong><br /> <strong>How much is it to go to _____?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ni pesa ngapi kwenda _____? </strong><br /> <strong>bus&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; basi </strong><br /> <strong>train&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; gari la moshi </strong><br /> <strong>vehicle&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; gari </strong><br /> <strong>boat&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; meli </strong><br /> <strong>taxi&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;taxi </strong><br /> <strong>ticket&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;tikiti </strong><br /> <strong>Wait a little!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ngoja kidogo! </strong><br /> <strong>Stop here!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Simama hapa! </strong><br /> <strong>Where is _____?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Wapi _____? </strong><br /> <strong>hotel&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; hoteli ya kulala </strong><br /> <strong>bank&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; bank </strong><br /> <strong>restaurant&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;hoteli ya chakula </strong><br /> <strong>post office&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;posta </strong><br /> <strong>toilet&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; choo </strong><br /> <strong>hospital&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; hospitali </strong><br /> <strong>police station&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; stesheni ya polisi </strong><br /> <strong></strong><br /> <strong>Accommodation: </strong><br /> <strong>Where is a hotel?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Wapi hoteli ya kulala? </strong><br /> <strong>Do you have a room for one person?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kuna chumba kwa mtu moja? </strong><br /> <strong>Do you have a room for two people?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kuna chumba kwa watu wawili? </strong><br /> <strong>Is there hot water?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kuna maji ya moto? </strong><br /> <strong>How much is the room?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chumba ni pesa ngapi? </strong><br /> <strong>I want to see the room please.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nataka kuona chumba tafadhali. </strong><br /> <strong>For one day&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;siku moja </strong><br /> <strong>For one week&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; wiki mzima /moja </strong><br /> <strong>key&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ufunguo/ kifunguo<br /> </strong><br /> <strong></strong><br /> <strong>Animals: </strong><br /> <strong>bird -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ndege </strong><br /> <strong>crocodile -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; mamba </strong><br /> <strong>elephant -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;ndovu/tembo </strong><br /> <strong>giraffe -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; twiga </strong><br /> <strong>hippopotamus -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; kiboko </strong><br /> <strong>hyena -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; fisi </strong><br /> <strong>insects/bugs -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; wadudu </strong><br /> <strong>lion -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; simba </strong><br /> <strong>monkey -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; tumbili </strong><br /> <strong>mosquito -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;mbu </strong><br /> <strong>rhinoceros -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; kifaru </strong><br /> <strong>snake -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; nyoka </strong><br /> <strong>water buffalo -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;nyati </strong><br /> <strong></strong><br /> <strong>numbers: </strong><br /> <strong>1 moja </strong><br /> <strong>2 mbili </strong><br /> <strong>3 tatu </strong><br /> <strong>4 nne </strong><br /> <strong>5 tano </strong><br /> <strong>6 sita </strong><br /> <strong>7 saba </strong><br /> <strong>8 nane </strong><br /> <strong>9 tisa </strong><br /> <strong>10 kumi </strong><br /> <strong>11 kumi na moja </strong><br /> <strong>12 kumi na mbili </strong><br /> <strong>20 ishirini </strong><br /> <strong>30 thelathini </strong><br /> <strong>40 arobaini </strong><br /> <strong>50 hamsini </strong><br /> <strong>60 sitini </strong><br /> <strong>70 sabini </strong><br /> <strong>80 themanini </strong><br /> <strong>90 tisini </strong><br /> <strong>100 mia moja </strong><br /> <strong>200 mia mbili </strong><br /> <strong>1000 elfu moja </strong><br /> <strong>4567 elfu nne mia tano sitini na saba </strong><br /> <strong></strong><br /> <strong>Emergencies: </strong><br /> <strong>I’m sick&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; mimi mgonjwa/ mi nimgonjwa<br /> </strong><br /> <strong>I need a doctor&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ninahitaji daktari/ nataka daktari <br /> </strong><br /> <strong>I’m pregnant&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; nina mimba </strong><br /> <strong>hospital&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; hospitali </strong><br /> <strong>pharmacy&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; duka la dawa </strong><br /> <strong>medicine&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; dawa </strong><br /> <strong></strong><br /> <strong>Security: </strong><br /> <strong>Help!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Saidia! </strong><br /> <strong>I’m lost&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; nimepotea </strong><br /> <strong>I’ve been robbed&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; nimeibwa </strong><br /> <strong>Don’t bother me.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; usinisumbue </strong><br /> <strong>Go away&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; kwenda kabisa/ toka hapa<br /> </strong><br /> <strong>I have no money&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; sina pesa </strong><br /> <strong>At the restaurant: </strong><br /> <strong>Vegetables and Grains: </strong><br /> <strong>beans (pinto, kidney)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; maharagwe </strong><br /> <strong>cabbage&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; kabichi </strong><br /> <strong>carrots&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;karoti </strong><br /> <strong>cassava&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; muhogo </strong><br /> <strong>kale&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; sukuma wiki </strong><br /> <strong>lettuce&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; salad </strong><br /> <strong>onions&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; vitunguu </strong><br /> <strong>potatoes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;viazi </strong><br /> <strong>rice&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; mchele<br /> </strong><br /> <strong>tomatoes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;nyanya </strong><br /> <strong>vegetables (greens)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mboga </strong><br /> <strong>Meat: </strong><br /> <strong>beef -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; nyama ya ng’ombe </strong><br /> <strong>goat -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; nyama ya mbuzi </strong><br /> <strong>kebabs - mushkaki </strong><br /> <strong>meat - nyama </strong><br /> <strong>mutton - nyama ya kondoo </strong><br /> <strong>pork - nyama ya ng’uruwe </strong><br /> <strong>crab - kaa </strong><br /> <strong>fish - samaki </strong><br /> <strong>lobster - kamba </strong><br /> <strong>chicken - kuku </strong><br /> <strong></strong><br /> <strong>Fruit: </strong><br /> <strong>bananas - ndizi </strong><br /> <strong>coconut - nazi </strong><br /> <strong>dates - tende </strong><br /> <strong>fruit - matunda </strong><br /> <strong>guava - pera </strong><br /> <strong>limes - ndimu </strong><br /> <strong>mangoes - maembe </strong><br /> <strong>oranges - machungwa </strong><br /> <strong>papayas - paipai </strong><br /> <strong>passion fruit - pashoni/ passion fruit <br /> </strong><br /> <strong>pineapples - mananasi </strong><br /> <strong>sugar cane - miwa </strong><br /> <strong></strong><br /> <strong>Other useful words and phrases: </strong><br /> <strong>boiled - chemsha </strong><br /> <strong>bread - mkate </strong><br /> <strong>butter - siagi/ blue band <br /> </strong><br /> <strong>cold - baridi </strong><br /> <strong>cup - kikombe </strong><br /> <strong>Do you have____? - Kuna/ uko na _____? </strong><br /> <strong>eggs - mayai </strong><br /> <strong>food - chakula </strong><br /> <strong>fork - uma </strong><br /> <strong>fried - kaanga </strong><br /> <strong>glass - glasi/ glass<br /> </strong><br /> <strong>hot - moto </strong><br /> <strong>hot(spicy) - kali </strong><br /> <strong>knife - kisu </strong><br /> <strong>napkin - kitambaa </strong><br /> <strong>pepper - pilipili </strong><br /> <strong>plate - sahani </strong><br /> <strong>raw - mbichi </strong><br /> <strong>ripe - mbivu </strong><br /> <strong>roast - choma </strong><br /> <strong>table - meza </strong><br /> <strong>salt - chumvi </strong><br /> <strong>spoon - kijiko </strong><br /> <strong>soup - supu </strong><br /> <strong>sweet - tamu </strong><br /> <strong>without meat - bila nyama</strong></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06607548078812875152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714057382028843556.post-50323905475755305232012-09-11T11:35:00.000-07:002012-10-06T10:42:47.407-07:00<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;">Sheng ((S)wahili and (Eng)lish) is a Swahili-based slang language spoken by predominantly the Kenyan urban youth. Sheng sources words from various languages in Kenya and evolves rapidly. It is said to be the 'unifying language of the '43th tribe' (the Kenyan youth) and to transcend ethnicity.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;">Sheng ni lugha ya mtaa mostly inabongwa na wasee wa mtaa na matao ka Nairobi,Kisumu,Nakuru na zingine mob.Ni lugha imetoa na still inatoa words from languages ka engo,swa na hizi tribe zingine.Imegrow sana.Inasemekana ni language ya 43rd Kenya. </span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06607548078812875152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714057382028843556.post-50038603365604099122012-09-11T11:32:00.000-07:002012-10-06T10:42:47.406-07:00<br /><figure> <img alt="sheng-333.jpg" src="http://www.thisisafrica.me/data/thumb/abc_media_image/4000/4850/w430.jpg" width="430" /> </figure> There's a friendly joke that has been going around in East Africa claiming that 'Swahili was born in Zanzibar, grew up in Tanzania, fell sick in Kenya, died in Uganda and was buried in Congo'. The interesting thing is that this refers to a 'proper' Swahili language, generally accepted to be the variety spoken on the East African coast in Kenya and Tanzania. <br /><br />So, does this really mean that people in eastern Congo speak bad Swahili? No, they just have their own vocabulary and grammar which has been in development as a spoken language all the way since Swahili was first brought there towards the end of the slave trade. Congolese Swahili, in all its regional differences, is widely used in a large part of the country, but a 'Congomani' won't always be able to understand everything a Swahili speaker from the East African coast says and vice versa. And in Congo there's a difference between the way the language is written and spoken - the latter variety is much more dynamic and allows for people to express themselves in a fun and creative way, full of references to the 'now'.<br /><br />Further east, in Kenya and Tanzania there's a general agreement on what is proper Swahili, as taught in school, used in official correspondence and in newspapers. The language that youth use amongst each other is quite a bit different from the 'proper' version. In Tanzania there's a growing culture of using slang, on the streets, in music (bongo flava lyrics), in movies, comic books and in public spaces. Some of the newly invented slang vocabulary even makes it into every day use among the older generation, too - think of 'mambo vipi' ('what's up') which would have been considered rude language in the early nineties, while nowadays even the president may be heard saying it. <br /><br />Since the times of <em>ujamaa</em>, the&nbsp;<span class="st">National Swahili Council has been</span> inventing new Swahili terms to substitute English loan words - 'luninga' for 'television' is often heard (at the same time, Swahili proper is full of foreign loan words, from 'safari' to 'daktari' and even German 'shule'). In 2007 Tanzanian MP's were instructed not to mix any English into their conversation when presenting in parliament, and earlier this month, a form 4 student got his state exam results nullified for having entered <em>bongo flava</em> lyrics into his exam sheets. But language has always proven to be resistant to any attempts at restricting it, and nowadays there's a large vocabulary of Swahili slang words that are generally not in the dictionary but understood by most youth in Tanzania, Kenya and beyond. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06607548078812875152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714057382028843556.post-452076247495493252012-09-11T11:24:00.000-07:002012-10-06T10:42:47.405-07:00<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sample_vocabulary">Sample vocabulary</span></h2><table class="wikitable sortable jquery-tablesorter"><thead><tr><th class="headerSort" title="Sort ascending">Sheng</th><th class="headerSort" title="Sort ascending">English (definition)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>mnati</td><td>fluent speaker of Sheng, person who is good at something</td></tr><tr><td>babi, barbie</td><td>person who doesn't speak Sheng, person from a wealthy background</td></tr><tr><td>bonga (bong-gah)</td><td>talk</td></tr><tr><td>bonga mavi</td><td>talk smack</td></tr><tr><td>dai</td><td>want</td></tr><tr><td>dungia (doong-gi-ah), gawia, chapia</td><td>give, share (with)</td></tr><tr><td>pack</td><td>live (somewhere)</td></tr><tr><td>deng'a, thwau, bunde, mchuma, mtoo, ridhe, fee</td><td>gun, firearm</td></tr><tr><td>chapaa, munde, mundez, niado, ganji, dough, cheddar, mkwanja</td><td>money</td></tr><tr><td>so, kioo, oss, red</td><td>one hundred <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya_shilling" title="Kenya shilling">shillings</a></td></tr><tr><td>finje, chuani</td><td>fifty shillings</td></tr><tr><td>mbao, blue</td><td>twenty shillings</td></tr><tr><td>ashuu, shoe, kindee, ikongo</td><td>ten shillings</td></tr><tr><td>ngovo, kobole, guoko</td><td>five shillings</td></tr><tr><td>rwabe, jill</td><td>two hundred shillings</td></tr><tr><td>punch, jirongo</td><td>five hundred shillings</td></tr><tr><td>thao, gee (like the letter G), kapaa, ngiri, ngwanye, ndovu, kei (like the letter K), muti</td><td>one thousand shillings</td></tr><tr><td>fala, mwere (mweh-reh)</td><td>stupid person, idiot</td></tr><tr><td>ocha, moshatha</td><td>up country, rural home/area</td></tr><tr><td>noma, niku hatata, wa gwan</td><td>in a mess, trouble</td></tr><tr><td>asubuhi, morgen</td><td>morning</td></tr><tr><td>njeve</td><td>cold</td></tr><tr><td>ingiza njeve</td><td>get scared, be afraid, chicken out</td></tr><tr><td>chapo</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapati" title="Chapati">chapati</a></td></tr><tr><td>ngodha</td><td>underpants</td></tr><tr><td>msee, kizee, mdhii, mguys, mzeiya, mtungwaz</td><td>guy, dude</td></tr><tr><td>dame, mresh, supuu, msupa, manzi, shore (sho-reh; from "shawty"), msusu, mroro</td><td>girl, chick</td></tr><tr><td>buda, mzae</td><td>old man</td></tr><tr><td>gweng</td><td>hard (difficult)</td></tr><tr><td>zi, nada, do, nah</td><td>no</td></tr><tr><td>mathree, mat, jive, jav, buu</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matatu" title="Matatu">matatu</a></td></tr><tr><td>deree, kigonyi</td><td>driver</td></tr><tr><td>konkodi, makanga, manumber</td><td>bus/matatu conductor</td></tr><tr><td>fegi, mozo, ngale, fuaka</td><td>cigarette</td></tr><tr><td>bangi (bang-gee), gode (goh-deh), juala</td><td><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marijuana" title="Marijuana">weed</a></td></tr><tr><td>karao, gova, sanse</td><td>police</td></tr><tr><td>keja, hao, mbanyu, base, diggs</td><td>house, home</td></tr><tr><td>matha, mathe, mthama</td><td>woman</td></tr><tr><td>mboch</td><td>housegirl (maid)</td></tr><tr><td>mbota</td><td>watch</td></tr><tr><td>mbwenya</td><td>coat</td></tr><tr><td>mdosi, sonko</td><td>boss, rich person</td></tr><tr><td>msoto</td><td>poor person</td></tr><tr><td>sota</td><td>go bankrupt</td></tr><tr><td>mdosi, fathe, mbuyu, buda</td><td>dad</td></tr><tr><td>masa, mathe, mnyaka, mokoro, moda</td><td>mum</td></tr><tr><td>nare (nah-reh)</td><td>fire, matches</td></tr><tr><td>ndai, moti, murenga, dinga</td><td>car</td></tr><tr><td>ngata (ng-gah-tah), gede (geh-deh)</td><td>fuel</td></tr><tr><td>nguenos, ngwex, mwewe</td><td>chicken</td></tr><tr><td>njumu, njuti, ndula</td><td>shoes</td></tr><tr><td>poa, wazi</td><td>cool</td></tr><tr><td>ubao, maunenge</td><td>hunger</td></tr><tr><td>veve, mbachu, shamba</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khat" title="Khat">miraa</a></td></tr><tr><td>kuber (koo-beh-rr), kubz</td><td>(chewing) tobacco</td></tr><tr><td>mburungo</td><td>cargo</td></tr><tr><td>chapa, donje, kiatu</td><td>ugly</td></tr><tr><td>chipo, vibanzi, chibaz, njiva, vanga</td><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_fries" title="French fries">chips</a></td></tr><tr><td>fika, ishia, jikata</td><td>to go somewhere</td></tr><tr><td>kirindi</td><td>crowd</td></tr><tr><td>earthwire</td><td>neck tie</td></tr><tr><td>dush, nyoni</td><td>bird</td></tr><tr><td>mavi, mafi, shonde</td><td>faeces</td></tr><tr><td>shower</td><td>rain</td></tr><tr><td>mode (moh-day)</td><td>teacher</td></tr><tr><td>mtaa</td><td>city, town, streets, neighbourhood</td></tr><tr><td>majuu, chambele</td><td>Western world</td></tr><tr><td>mngoso, mlami</td><td>white person, Caucasian person</td></tr><tr><td>mtiaji, msororaji</td><td>snitch, tattletale</td></tr><tr><td>kauzi, thegi, gondi, dingo, obe (ob)</td><td>thief, thug, mugger, burglar</td></tr><tr><td>masaa, githaa</td><td>time</td></tr><tr><td>mshikaji</td><td>boyfriend/girlfriend</td></tr><tr><td>pasuka, raruka</td><td>laugh</td></tr><tr><td>karokota, doze</td><td>take a nap, sleep</td></tr><tr><td>nyaku, waka, washa</td><td>drink (alcohol)</td></tr><tr><td>tei</td><td>alcohol</td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><small><u><b>N.B.</b></u> Words in brackets in the Sheng column show how the word is pronounced.</small></th></tr></tfoot></table><h3> <span class="mw-headline" id="Examples">Examples</span></h3><table class="wikitable1" style="width: 75%px;"><tbody><tr><th align="left">Sheng</th><th align="left">English (translation)</th></tr><tr><td>Huu msee ni fala!</td><td>This guy's an idiot!</td></tr><tr><td>Si unidungie chuani?</td><td>Can you please give me fifty shillings?</td></tr><tr><td>Acha kubonga mavi mdhii.</td><td>Stop talking smack, man.</td></tr><tr><td>Ukivuta fegi utajiletea noma.</td><td>If you smoke cigarettes you'll get yourself in trouble.</td></tr><tr><td>Ule dame amechapa!</td><td>That girl is ugly!</td></tr><tr><td>Maisha ni gweng bana.</td><td>Life's hard man.</td></tr><tr><td>Kuja utugawie hizi njiva.</td><td>Come and share your fries with us.</td></tr><tr><td>Budake alishikwa na makarao.</td><td>His dad was caught by the police.</td></tr><tr><td>Aliibiwa mbota na mboch.</td><td>His watch was stolen by his housegirl.</td></tr><tr><td>Aliona magondi akaingiza njeve.</td><td>He got scared when he saw some thugs.</td><td>Budake ni mzii</td><td>His father is tough</td></tr></tbody></table>Makoboshto-CondomAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06607548078812875152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714057382028843556.post-25701148297701748012012-09-11T11:22:00.000-07:002012-10-06T10:42:47.403-07:00<b>Sheng</b> is a Swahili-based patois or slang, originating in Nairobi, Kenya, and influenced by many of the languages spoken there. While primarily a language of urban youths, it has spread across social classes to the halls of the Kenyan parliament and geographically to neighbouring Tanzania and Uganda<br /><br /><h2 style="font-weight: normal;"><u><span class="mw-headline" id="Etymology_and_history">Etymology and history</span></u></h2>The word "Sheng" is coined from the two languages it is gotten from: <b>S</b>wahili and <b>Eng</b>lish. The "h" was added in between because "Seng" sounded unusual.<br /> Originating in the early 1970s in the Eastlands area of Nairobi (variously described as a "slum", "ghetto" or "suburb"), Sheng is now heard among matatu drivers across the region, and in the popular media. Most of the Sheng words are introduced in various communities and schools and given wide exposure by music artists who include them in their lyrics, hence the rapid growth. It can be assumed to be the first language of many Kenyans in urban areas.<br /> Like all slang, Sheng is mainly used by the youth and is part of popular culture in Kenya. It also evolves rapidly, as words are moved into and out of slang use. It is finding broad usage among hip hop artists in the African Great Lakes region, both mainstream and "underground" (whose music helps spread the language and contribute to rapid changes or shifts in Sheng vocabulary), as well as among some university and secondary-school students.<br /> Although the grammar, syntax, and much of the vocabulary are drawn from Swahili, Sheng borrows from English and from the languages of various ethnic groups in Kenya, including Luhya, Gĩkũyũ, Luo and Kamba. Words are also borrowed from languages that are neither a local language nor English — such as the Sheng word <i>dame</i> "lady" — which is a title of honour for a lady in English, or <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5519333262395889833" title="Morgen">morgen</a></i> "morning" - a Sheng word used in some areas with a similar meaning in German.<br /> Sheng vocabulary can vary significantly within Kenya's various subdivisions and the larger African Great Lakes region, and even between neighbourhoods in Nairobi. Many youth living in the capital often use the argot as their everyday mode of communication rather than Swahili or English.<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06607548078812875152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714057382028843556.post-12775632905873441382012-09-11T06:21:00.000-07:002012-10-06T10:42:47.401-07:00<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;">What vijana mtaani&nbsp; Kusema is all about </h3><div class="post-header"> </div>This is a free talk with the boys of the hood. A free flow of youthful adventures, ideas, comments on real life situations, emotional and psychological tests that young men and women of the current generation go through today.<br /><br />These are vijana wa mtaani who are not necessary from the ghetto but they are not very far from it either.<br />This is a blog which will highlight the highs and lows of an artist in Nairobi. From acrobats, dancers, visual artists etc.<br /><br />It will discuss job opportunities available for various trades in art here in Nairobi and other places.<br />This blog will encourage advice from all corners; from professions in different fields, priests, pastors, government officials, military personnel and anybody who has valid and good dimensional advice to suit our upcoming youths.<br /><br />This is a blog that recognizes the importance of empowering the common youth. Opening the eyes of the youth in various fields of investments and expanding their general knowledge in all walks of life as it affects them in day to day life and activities.<br /><br />Above all to make the youth realize the powers that be………The Almighty God as the one and only architecture of all of our lives. And for us to have the faith and patience in His plans for us in this universe. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06607548078812875152noreply@blogger.com0