Comments on: Signs of Home

By: D-Notice

D-Notice — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:44:26 +0000

Because Grandmas have thin skins? PS. You've been memed! That'll learn you for meme-ing me! ;-)

By: michael otieno

michael otieno — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:13:05 +0000

like many bantu languages kiswahili tends to have some levels of ambiguity which are hard to explain . Some argue that such is the case since the language is spread over a wide geographical area . In the case of the word nyanya – it is mainly used in kenya to refer to grandmother . Tanzanians call theirs bibi , while the same cannot be applied across the border since it refers to the wife or in some cases the hidden mistress . Other words in this category include juma , mwanga , shoga etc etc .

Care must however be taken when using some of these words since they can deemed be offensive by others

PS: don’t laugh at my alias

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:52:17 +0000

Nyanya Asokoro could also be a name. Msokoro’s nyanye would be it.

I am also trying to get a hold of you about blogging. Could you send me an email?

By: Mich

Mich — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:25:59 +0000

lol, it strikes me as ironic that you look at all these road signs but still don’t know your way around that place. On the bright side, at least now you’ll be able to make it from your place to the office without ending up in front of any giant tomatoes.