Engsh

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A cant that originated in Nairobi, Kenya in the 1980s, based on English mixed with Swahili and other local languages.

Etymology

Formed from a reorganisation of the word Sheng, in turn a blend of Swahili + English.

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