Jaribu kupitia baadhi ya maneno yaliyo andikwa na hawa ndugu zetu kwenye picha hapa chini sasa hawa ndugu zetu kiingereza nacho shida tuu kiswahili ndo usiseme kabisa ni janga sugu la wazawa... Na bado hawapo proud na lugha zao za kimila yereeeewiiiii
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You take those writings seriously really? Haya ni maandishi kutoka kwa watu wa jamii ya wakamba. They always "kambanize" swahili and English words like that, mostly for laughs, and that behaviour isnt peculiar only to them. Many other tribes in Kenya and indeed around the world do that.
Regarding your question which particular language are Kenyans most fluent in- Kenya is a multilingual nation. Not all Kenyans can be perfectly fluent in all the languages being used here. There are Kenyans who speak Swahili really well, others are more inclined to English, the majority speak their mother tongues better.
Most Kenyans however speak more than 3-4 languages, with English and Kiswahili being key. Sheng is popular among the urban youth, but just like Kiswahili and English, it is another language that unites Kenyans from different ethnic backgrounds, though the older generation frowns upon it.
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So as a foreigner, and in this regard a Tanzanian, u need not worry how you'd converse with the pipo in the streets in Kenya. Almost every Kenyan understands and speaks your Swahili, though may not match your standards, which we have to admit is really good (tho' Kenyans may face trouble understanding your accent. You Tanzanians speak quite fast).
Ie, when I was at a place called Rongai, certain Tz men came up to me, asking for direction, "je, weye unaanshuku?" (what I heard) I looked at them puzzled. They then must have decided I am such a moron, so they turned to the lady who was walking behind me "halo, mimi nataka kuuliza, ya kuwa weye unaanshuku?' She was completely at a loss, so I approached them and calmly asked them to speak slowly, as we couldnt click what they were saying. Why the heck would we be "suspicious" of them? That is when the other guy told me "sisi tunataka kujua, tunatafuta hapa ma'ali panaitwa Masai Lodge......" Oh! so their question was "je, unaishi huku?" not "wanishuku?"
So, as Tanzanian, if u want Kenyans to give u a wide berth, just try this kind of Kiswahili on them
What's that man even saying?
