• Larry struggled to explain why our sheng makes sense to only Kenyans.
Only Kenyans get Kenyan lingo. To anyone else, it might seem wrong or just off but anyone from the 254 wholly understands.
For instance, when a man says a girl toto 'ameiva', we all know what it suggests.
CNN reporter Larry Madowo has shared a funny video trying to explain to Tanzanian Idris Sultan what 'Kuiva nayo' means.
He shared a video while hanging out with Idris and the hilarious moment that he captioned;
"Tanzanians create new words, Kenyans create new meanings, we move. Bora uhai. Kiswahili kitukuzwe."
He continued by adding;
"Tanzanians like @idrissultan are so confused about what my T-shirt means even though it’s in Kiswahili. It’s funny how we’re divided by a common language."
The words were inscribed on a black t-shirt Madowo was wearing as they hang out in Barra Beach Tanzania.
Idris looks at the t-shirt and tells him that he has it all wrong in Kiswahili. "When I look at this t-shirt I see kuiva then a picture of a jiko, so I assumed it means restaurant because of the cooker," he said.
A laughing Larry explains that in Kenyan it means a girl who is absolutely looking good and attractive.
"Kuiva kwa sheng ya Kenya ni urembo, ukiambia binti eh we umeiva, ni mrembo sana."
Idris doesn't buy that explanation saying Kenyans are confused. He suggests that a girl doesn't have to be ripe to be sweet, that even when raw she is still good. At this point, Larry gave up.
Below are cute reactions from Kenyans and Tanzanians alike about our sheng.
jeridah.andayi Only a Kenyan will understand this 😂😂😂
km____4578 They also don’t understand what kunyonga means and why wives are called bibi not mke. Kiswahili belongs to wenyewe wenzanguni 😂
lamuchi_don96 Kweli very hard for tanzanians to understand 😂😂😂
thesoupbaron Kenyan coasto swahili is the real deal... Wabongo always interchanging L and R. If you have Tz friends try texting them utachoka sana😂
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