More than 75% of the Kenyan population is below the age of 35, and most of them speak Sheng.
So in one way or the other, you have to learn at least basic Sheng if you want to appeal to this demographic.
How do I go about it?
We've got you.
The beauty and, to some, the downside of the Sheng language is that it is constantly evolving.
Thanks to the hard work of the Sheng lovers, who add tens of new words daily, we have the latest and most popular words of 2024 and their meanings.
Trending Sheng words and their meaning
Below is a list of 50 trending and most searched-for sheng words and their meaning:
| Sheng Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Manambling | group of haters. |
| Tomba | Fuck |
| Vodo | Liquor |
| Kolo | Weed |
| Inda | Prison |
| Dishi | Food |
| Rengwa | very early in the morning |
| Vector | Lodging |
| Gondo | Pregnant |
| Lalisha | Shoot |
| Ngono | Mkokoteni |
| Manyoi | kudungwa kisu |
| Fyonza | To beg |
| Kueka punda | To be stern and adamant |
| Mangoko | Ladies |
| Mbichi | Brand new |
| Umoroto | Hustle |
| Nyongolo | Mugging |
| Vamus | Get out of a place and go somewhere else |
| Tuserechee | Employ us |
| Mariamu | Police Van |
| Fokate | forty shillings |
| Ritipo | Very high on drugs |
| Mapinji | Phone snatchers. |
| Kingwelo | Weed |
| Kaveve kazoze | Kaveve means khat or miraa while kazoze means getting high. So kaveve kazoze means getting high on khat. |
| Chupri | it is used when you don't have any money |
| Salasa | thirty shilling |
| Dipra | means a prado |
| Ubra | uber |
| Zamwa | being pickpocketed |
| Ngata | oil |
| Kuomoka | changing your financial status |
| Msitiri | buyer |
| Kitawaramba | something will backfire |
| Shera | means to dance |
| Ganda, nyuria | to die |
| Stoko | stock |
| Saigon | police officer |
| Kiombitho | cannabis sativa or marijuana |
| Kete | Heroine |
| Packe | Money |
| Roboba | Â Blubber/Talking recklessly |
| Nyaru | Marijuana that produces heavy smoke. |
| Gondi,dingo. | A thief. |
| Nyonyo | Lady or girl |
| Pachi | To escape death by a whisker. |
| Wembe | Little or small |
| Shikta | Make a blunder |
| Bumbrush | Using the advantage of crowds or being in a group to loot from the masses. |
| Njora | Knife or sword |
| Muoroto | Houses made of iron sheets or wood |
| Kwang'a | Heaven. Short for kwa Ngai ( God in kikuyu) |
| Ndanashwa | Peppered or murdered |
| Magwethe | Bhang. |
| Unyonyoi | Being petty |
| Tero | Search |
| Site | Gun |
| Yobi | Brian |
