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Chuani

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Aug 12, 2025 · 1 definition
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Another term for 50 shillings (a half of a 'soc'), popular in Nairobi Sheng. From 'hamsini' via unknown etymology or the coin's appearance.

"Naomba chuani nipande gari. (Lend me 50 bob to catch a bus.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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Chuani 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Fifty shillings (from Swahili “hamsini”).

Chwani 🇰🇪 Kenya

Fifty cents

"Nisaidie chwani (Help me with fifty cents)"

🇰🇪 About Kenya Slang

Kenyan slang is led by Sheng, a vibrant urban creole born in Nairobi's Eastlands that blends Swahili, English, and Kikuyu, spoken by millions of young Kenyans.

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Chuani 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Another term for 50 shillings (a half of a 'soc'), popular in Nairobi Sheng. From 'hamsini' via unknown etymology or the coin's appearance.

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