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thao

noun

one thousand shillings.

Thao is recorded for one thousand shillings in Nairobi Sheng.

Origins

Thao is a shortened form of English thousand.

  1. Mukura Ivy Micere, Analysis of Strategies Used in the Translation of Slang: The Case of Sheng (2018), p. 24.

    Thao comes from the shortened form thou and is used for a thousand-shilling note.

  2. Youth Health and Psychosocial Support Program, Guide to Key Resources for Psychosocial Welfare of LGBT Youth in Nairobi (2015), p. 7, Communication.

    One thousand shillings in Nairobi Sheng.

Examples

  1. Nina thao.

    I have one thousand shillings.

  2. Una thao?

    Do you have one thousand shillings?

  3. Nahitaji thao.

    I need one thousand shillings.

  4. Bei ni thao.

    The price is one thousand shillings.

  5. Nimelipa thao.

    I have paid one thousand shillings.

  6. Nimetuma thao.

    I have sent one thousand shillings.

  7. Nimepata thao.

    I have received one thousand shillings.

  8. Nauli ni thao.

    The fare is one thousand shillings.

  9. Chenji ni thao.

    The change is one thousand shillings.

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