[kictanet] The Sheng Question

[Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)]

on a lighter note Robert, wewe si babi (not mbabi)
:)

2012/2/27 Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) <nmutungu at gmail.com>

> 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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