Isukuti

Slang for a 'friend', from 'G' (gangster or just the letter). Often used in urban Nairobi, like 'my G.'

Kupiga kambi (Camping)

Matumizi ya wakati (Time management)

Shida ni nini? (What's wrong?)

Playfully means “you’re the only one” (usually sarcastic).

Kuwa maarufu mtandaoni (To trend online)

Mwanamke kwa Kiluo (Woman in Luo)

Ngoma ya Kikuyu (Kikuyu dance)

(Lingala) The word for 'love' in Lingala, a language spoken in D.R. Congo. It's often hear…

Umgidi (traditional ceremony)

Shower yemwenga (bridal shower)

Pati yevakomana (bachelor party)

Nhaurirano dzeroora (lobola negotiations)