
baba (bah-bah) father.
bodaboda (boh-duh-boh-duh) bicycle used as a taxi; worker who drives one of these bicycles.
chang'aa (chahn-gah) home brewed alcoholic drink, made from molasses.
chapati (chuh-pah-tee) flat baked piece of bread.
jambo (jahm-boh) hel o.
jembe (jem-bay) short-handled, heavy hoe.
kinyosi (kin-yoh-see) beauty parlor.
matatu (muh-tah-too) van, pick-up truck, or small bus used as a taxi for many people.
matumbo (mah-toom-boh) intestines.
ni lazima (nee luh-zeem-uh) being necessary panga (pahn-guh) machete.
sukuma wiki (soo-koom-uh wik-ee) green, leafy vegetable also known as collards or kale.
sana (sah-nuh) (as in 'Jambo sana') very; very much.
sawa (sah-wuh) okay.
shamba (shahm-buh) family plot of land for farming.
ugali (oo-gah-lee) moist, solid polenta made entirely of maize flour and water.
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