Old-school Sheng
Words from Eastlands in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Many young people no longer use them, but you still hear them from older Nairobians and in classic songs.
- Ashu ksh 10 (ten shillings)
- Bazenga father or a respected, well-liked man
- Burungo cargo, stuff, luggage
- Denga fever, illness
- Finje ksh 50 (fifty shillings)
- Jongo ksh 100 (a hundred bob)
- Kinde ksh 10 (ten bob)
- Kiwaru jealousy
- Kobole ksh 5 (a five-shilling coin)
- Mboch house help, domestic worker
- Mrenga car
- Mresh beautiful, good-looking girl (short for 'fresh')
- Tenje phone, mobile phone