Guides

Short guides to greetings, family words and everyday language in four East African languages.

• How to say hello in Swahili, Luo, Kikuyu and Sheng

  The first words of a call home in four East African languages: hello, how are you, thank you and goodbye, with how to say them.

• Family words in Swahili, Luo, Kikuyu and Sheng

  What to call your parents, your in-laws and your partner, and what to write in the family group chat, in four East African languages.

• Sheng versus Swahili: what is the difference?

  Sheng is built on Swahili grammar but it is not Swahili. The same everyday situations, side by side, in both.

• How to greet an elder in Kikuyu

  The Gikuyu greeting that is also a blessing, how to answer it, and the respectful words for the elders in your partner’s family.