Skip to content M Sheng words starting with M
- Maandamano street protests
- Mabeshte friends, squad
- Maboyz the boys, male friends
- Madharau disrespect, looking down on people
- Madondo beans
- Mafurumbanya curvy woman
- Majegi breastsmature
- Maji water
- Majuu abroad, overseas
- Makanga matatu conductor, touts
- Mambaru detectives (especially the dci)
- Mambo what's up, how are things
- Mambo ni matatu there are only three options
- Mamu girl, young woman
- Manambling haters, people who talk behind your back
- Manga to eat
- Manyanga flashy matatu
- Manze expression of surprise, emphasis, or agreement
- Manzi girl; often a girlfriend or good-looking woman
- Maparo parents
- Mapema ndio best early is best
- Masa mother, mum
- Mashinani upcountry, in the rural home area
- Matatu minibus taxi
- Mathe mother, mum
- Mathree matatu (minibus taxi)
- Mbakafu stupid, dumbmature
- Mbao money, cash
- Mbaya bad — but as an intensifier, insanely good
- Mbesha money
- Mbleina dumb, clueless personmature
- Mboch house help, domestic worker
- Mbogi crew, gang, one's people
- Mboi counterfeit, fake goods
- Mbulu television, tv
- Mbuus girlfriend
- Mbuyu mother, mum
- Mbwakni annoying, restless, fake
- Mbwenya court (of law)
- Mchele rice (also slang for a bribe)
- Mchongo deal, way to make money
- Mdosi rich or influential person; a boss
- Mechi match, game
- Mgondi thug, robber
- Mheshimiwa honorable, respected person, often a politician
- Mistari pickup lines
- Mita one million shillings
- Mitumba second-hand clothes, thrift goods
- Mjanja sharp, streetwise person; clever one
- Mjengo tenement, hostel, rough building
- Mjinga fool, naive person
- Mjini in town, in the city centre
- Mjuaji know-it-all
- Mkeka betting slip
- Mkuu boss, chief
- Mkwanja money
- Mless son or daughter; a child
- Mnady cool, awesome
- Mneti the internet
- Mnoma someone very good at something
- Mnyaka mother
- Mob lot, many
- Monchoka to come over (sometimes meaning to drink)
- Morio male friend
- Mos mos slowly, gently
- Moti car
- Moto fire, hot, amazing
- Mozo cigarettemature
- Mpango wa kando side partner, secret lover
- Mrazi snitch, traitor, enemy
- Mrembo beautiful woman; gorgeous one
- Mrenga car
- Mresh beautiful, good-looking girl (short for 'fresh')
- Msanii artist, creative
- Msee guy, person, dude, mate
- Mshahara salary, wages
- Mshamba villager, someone not street-smart
- Mshikaji close friend, partner
- Msoto broke, poor personmature
- Msupa beautiful girl or woman
- Msupa wa ndai 'car girl'mature
- Mtaa the hood, neighbourhood, street
- Mtafute go find them, come for you (a challenge or warning)
- Mtiaji snitch or a jerk (context matters)
- Mtihani exam, test
- Mtoi child, kid
- Mtoto child, kid
- Mubaba sugar daddy, rich older man
- Mucene gossip
- Mugithi Kikuyu guitar music night
- Mulika mwizi cheap phone with a torch
- Mumama sugar mummy, rich older woman
- Munde money
- Muok come, come over
- Mushatha upcountry, the village
- Musu bullet
- Mutura grilled meat sausage
- Muziki music
- Mvivu lazy person
- Mwakenya cheat sheet
- Mwalimu teacher
- Mwanafunzi student
- Mwere fool, stupid personmature
- Mwizi thief
- Mzae father, old man
- Mzee old man; respectful term for a grown man
- Mzinga large bottle of spirits; a cannon
- Mzuri good, nice, beautiful