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mkwanja

noun

money.

Una mkwanja? asks whether someone has money. The cited 2014 study records it in Kenyan youth language.

Origins

The word’s earlier history is still under review.

  1. Beverly Shisiali Malesi, Investigating youth and language use: the influence of Kenyan Christian hip hop music (2014), printed 43.

    Research study records mkwanja as money in its Kenyan youth-language material; does not establish a borrowing route or current frequency.

Examples

  1. Nina mkwanja.

    I have money.

  2. Una mkwanja?

    Do you have money?

  3. Sina mkwanja.

    I do not have money.

  4. Tunahitaji mkwanja.

    We need money.

  5. Nimetuma mkwanja.

    I have sent money.

  6. Nimepata mkwanja.

    I have received money.

  7. Ninaweka mkwanja hapa.

    I am putting money here.

  8. Nitatuma mkwanja kesho.

    I will send money tomorrow.

  9. Nahitaji mkwanja kununua chakula.

    I need money to buy food.

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