<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Hi,</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>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.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Have a safe week, speak Kiswahili Sanifu.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Regards</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>PS. Verdict: Sheng is as dead as a dodo (too bad for Tuju with his POA Party)</span></div><div> </div><div>Robert Yawe<br>KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>Kenya<br><br></div><div>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<br> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new
roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> lordmwesh <lordmwesh@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, 27 February 2012, 15:22<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] The Sheng Question<br> </font> </div> <br><div id="yiv1840066599"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://shengdictionary.com/">http://shengdictionary.com/</a><br><br><div class="yiv1840066599gmail_quote">On 27 February 2012 14:02, robert yawe <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow"
ymailto="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank" href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="yiv1840066599gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div><div><div style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><span>Hi All,</span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">
<span><br></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><span>I believe that if we are serious about turning sheng into a formal language then we need a site like </span><a rel="nofollow" title="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=squick" target="_blank" href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=squick">http://www.urbandictionary.com/</a> if we are to harmonise across the country or region.</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><br></div><div><font>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.</font></div><div style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><br></div><div style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Regards</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "> </div><div style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Robert Yawe<br>KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>
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