| mnati | fluent speaker of Sheng, person who is good at something |
| babi, barbie | person who doesn't speak Sheng, person from a wealthy background |
| bonga (bong-gah) | talk |
| bonga mavi | talk smack |
| dai | want |
| dungia (doong-gi-ah), gawia, chapia | give, share (with) |
| pack | live (somewhere) |
| deng'a, thwau, bunde, mchuma, mtoo, ridhe, fee | gun, firearm |
| chapaa, munde, mundez, niado, ganji, dough, cheddar, mkwanja | money |
| so, kioo, oss, red | one hundred shillings |
| finje, chuani | fifty shillings |
| mbao, blue | twenty shillings |
| ashuu, shoe, kindee, ikongo | ten shillings |
| ngovo, kobole, guoko | five shillings |
| rwabe, jill | two hundred shillings |
| punch, jirongo | five hundred shillings |
| thao, gee (like the letter G), kapaa, ngiri, ngwanye, ndovu, kei (like the letter K), muti | one thousand shillings |
| fala, mwere (mweh-reh) | stupid person, idiot |
| ocha, moshatha | up country, rural home/area |
| noma, niku hatata, wa gwan | in a mess, trouble |
| asubuhi, morgen | morning |
| njeve | cold |
| ingiza njeve | get scared, be afraid, chicken out |
| chapo | chapati |
| ngodha | underpants |
| msee, kizee, mdhii, mguys, mzeiya, mtungwaz | guy, dude |
| dame, mresh, supuu, msupa, manzi, shore (sho-reh; from "shawty"), msusu, mroro | girl, chick |
| buda, mzae | old man |
| gweng | hard (difficult) |
| zi, nada, do, nah | no |
| mathree, mat, jive, jav, buu | matatu |
| deree, kigonyi | driver |
| konkodi, makanga, manumber | bus/matatu conductor |
| fegi, mozo, ngale, fuaka | cigarette |
| bangi (bang-gee), gode (goh-deh), juala | weed |
| karao, gova, sanse | police |
| keja, hao, mbanyu, base, diggs | house, home |
| matha, mathe, mthama | woman |
| mboch | housegirl (maid) |
| mbota | watch |
| mbwenya | coat |
| mdosi, sonko | boss, rich person |
| msoto | poor person |
| sota | go bankrupt |
| mdosi, fathe, mbuyu, buda | dad |
| masa, mathe, mnyaka, mokoro, moda | mum |
| nare (nah-reh) | fire, matches |
| ndai, moti, murenga, dinga | car |
| ngata (ng-gah-tah), gede (geh-deh) | fuel |
| nguenos, ngwex, mwewe | chicken |
| njumu, njuti, ndula | shoes |
| poa, wazi | cool |
| ubao, maunenge | hunger |
| veve, mbachu, shamba | miraa |
| kuber (koo-beh-rr), kubz | (chewing) tobacco |
| mburungo | cargo |
| chapa, donje, kiatu | ugly |
| chipo, vibanzi, chibaz, njiva, vanga | chips |
| fika, ishia, jikata | to go somewhere |
| kirindi | crowd |
| earthwire | neck tie |
| dush, nyoni | bird |
| mavi, mafi, shonde | faeces |
| shower | rain |
| mode (moh-day) | teacher |
| mtaa | city, town, streets, neighbourhood |
| majuu, chambele | Western world |
| mngoso, mlami | white person, Caucasian person |
| mtiaji, msororaji | snitch, tattletale |
| kauzi, thegi, gondi, dingo, obe (ob) | thief, thug, mugger, burglar |
| masaa, githaa | time |
| mshikaji | boyfriend/girlfriend |
| pasuka, raruka | laugh |
| karokota, doze | take a nap, sleep |
| nyaku, waka, washa | drink (alcohol) |
| tei | alcohol |
Mathongo meaning
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