Engsh

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

Proper noun

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

Origin

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

Related

Sheng