[kictanet] The Sheng Question

[Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)]

We may want to ignore sheng but not so for marketers, media, script
writers..... Think of most recent successful branding/marketing
campaigns,local programmes...sheng carries the day!
Language is always evolving, and sheng quite fast because of the media
available to disseminate it.
Outside the box, sheng has its place and although it may not find its way
in the conventional way, it is getting there.
BTW, check out sheng.co.ke , quite a collection of words!

rgds,

2012/2/27 robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>

> Hi,
>
> You definitely do not speak Sheng, the dictionary does not even have a
> common word like "Sonko", this one must be developed for tourists who might
> just get themselves beaten to a pulp if they use those words in some
> neighbourhoods.
>
> Have a safe week, speak Kiswahili Sanifu.
>
> Regards
>
> PS. Verdict: Sheng is as dead as a dodo (too bad for Tuju with his POA
> Party)
>
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> Kenya
>
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* lordmwesh <lordmwesh at gmail.com>
> *To:* robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Monday, 27 February 2012, 15:22
>
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] The Sheng Question
>
> http://shengdictionary.com/
>
> On 27 February 2012 14:02, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I believe that if we are serious about turning sheng into a formal
> language then we need a site like http://www.urbandictionary.com/<http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=squick> if
> we are to harmonise across the country or region.
>
> As I keep repeating, annoyingly, I grew up in eastlands (mimi sio mbabi)
> and one thing I know is that sheng is not homogeneous beyond 100 meters of
> where you are standing.
>
> Regards
>
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> Kenya
>
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>
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