IS SHENG A LANGUAGE OR SLANG/ KENYAN SWAHILI/ KENYAN SLANG

Hey guys in this video we're going to be exploring whether Sheng is a language or a slang from Kenya. Where it all started and who is using the language or slang do kenyans speak more English ,swahili or sheng?

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[leonidas]

The problem is that speaking in Swahili is viewed as obedience, and Kenyan youth hate obedience.

[harkimb]

12:10 this guy made a good point. Even Swahili was derived from different languages, so there shouldn't be anything wrong with Sheng also doing the same. I imagine the original bantu speakers in east africa were probably also upset that the language was being mixed with other languages too

[williswameyo]

Sheng was born as a urban slang in the streets of Nairobi, it grew over time to take influences from local languages, English and Swahili, it influenced the way music was sang in Kenya,

[liljinty]

Sheng is an upcoming language it was born in kanairo ( Nairobi ) it contains English swahili and also some of vernacular or local languages, I believe some day sheng will be a national language

[RootsMizizi]

Every major town or city in the world has its urban lingo or slang. It's just Kenyans do the most lol... English, Swahili, and Sheng are here to stay.
Sheng has been around since the 70s and every generation has its own twist on it, actually can tell someone's age basically by Sheng they use.
We also know when to separate all three.

[dickensotieno]

Sheng is widely spoken amongst the younger generation in Kenya. It was intended to make it difficult for parents to understand conversations or topics of discussion. Sheng is limitless as far as language is concerned; it borrows from almost every language ever known to man - if the word is known to the youth, they'll find a way to use it. Some words are common English and swahili words used in reverse or broken into parts, then jumbled. It has been and will be difficult to have a sheng dictionary because the language is constantly evolving and changing by the day and by generation.

[frankanyona]

You should come do an interview in one of the Kenyan Ghettos. I can see your love for Kenya from a far.

[veronicakarue]

I live in Mombasa and here the slang used are more Tanzanian. we've not adopted more of Nairobi sheng. i understand a lot of it but I rarely use sheng. it's beautiful language though

[japhetho.m]

Sheng is a only unique to Kenya. It identifies us.I don't see any problem with it.

[nelsonukaishajr]

Sheng is specific to different hoods in Nairobi area, for example eastern Nairobi sheng is very different from the the western. I'm a Nairobian but I don't understand sheng, but I don't disapprove of it. However sheng cannot be an official language just like American slang or English slang cannot

[isasora]

As a Kenyan, I am also Proud swahili speaker and I prefer it than sheng. Plus no one will understand you outside of Nairobi if you speak in sheng anyway. My opinion is, lets just stick to our Swahili which is an international language.

[mwangigitau]

First off Sheng isn't, has never been and can never be a Language. It's basically a Slang. Linguists will agree with me, I am 29 years now and the Sheng evolves overnight, the words we were using while I was 22 have vanished now and can't be used anymore - in fact using them makes one appear backword. Sheng doesn't pass as a creole or as pigdin and that's why a kid will always switch back to proper Swahili while speaking to their parents or their elders. Another thing is Sheng is only popular in certain areas and words could mean different things in different areas.

[diversitycrystals]

Hey Haju, you should check the new language called shembeteng

[davidsogoni]

Bring in your sister in the next videos.. I like the vibrance that comes in when both of you are in. Individually you are awesome....but together your are indescribably wonderful

[isasora]

Sheng is language mixed of swahili, local mother tongues, words such as (kikuyu word roshio /tomorrow) . I am a kenyan but I don't understand sheng

[LifestylewithLyne]

I low-key love Kenyan swahili kuliko ya kwetu Tanzania. But this Sheng slang I don't understand anything 😂😂😂

[williswameyo]

Sheng is spoken depending on the context, in the informal situation in media or the people of the same situation, however with people of an older generation and formal situation, we use Swahili and English not Sheng

[KOBOLEM]

if u are able to say ng'ombe then use ng' in she ng'

[LewisMuchiri-ei]

Sheng evolves overnight, from dem to manzi to mdenge and at one point to mnyonyo then to mamaa, it will never have a static set of vocabulary.But it is fun, you get to play with words and mess with the ignorant.

[esem]

Sheng is a coded language and it is NOT Kiswahili. It is also not spoken by ALL Kenyans. All Kenyans speak Kiswahili even though the level of fluency is varied just the same way it is with English. Kiswahili and English are both compulsory subjects in Kenyan Education curriculum from primary to secondary school. Kiswahilli and English are Kenya's official languages, but Kiswahili is the national language and English is Kenya's business language. Kiswahili language originated on the Kenyan Coast through the Pokomo/Miji Kenda languages. On the streets and day to day lives, Kenyans will speak Sheng, English, Kiswahili or their mother tongue based on preference. I have no idea why people are hell bent on distancing Kenyans with Kiswahili and creating twisted narratives.