How a Kikuyu Says It .. (Hilarious)

Words a kikuyu cannot pronounce. (courtesy of softkenya.com)

1.  Wheelbarrow – Hurubaro
2. Diesel – dithoro….
3. Sunday School – Sade Skoo
4. Avocado – Ovacado or Macodofia
5. Cholmondeley Koromondo…Shoromondo…Shomondree…AAAAGH, Kamundu kau!!!
6. Ushindwe – Chidwo…..
7. Pupils– pyupos
8. Charles – sharothi….
9. Jesse – jaythii….
10. Josiah – Jothia….
11. Deogratius– Ndiongithio
12. Samuel – Thamweli
13. Grace – Girathiii…
14. Kuria – Coolio …
15. Eminem – Munene
16. Touch Me Lord – Tash Me Rod…
    
17. Utawekelewa – Utaekerewo
18. Tractor– Kiragita
19. Stool – Thuturu
20. Shock absorber – Sakamsova
21. Market – Marigiti
22. Men – Meni
23. Group – Ngurufu
24. Gregory – Girigorio
25. Sumbua – subua
26. Clement – Kirimindi
27. Sufuria – Thufuria!
28. Nanyuki – Nyanyukia.
29. Do bare – Dufia
30. Hey you – Eiyo
31. Fuck u – Fakio,
32. Charle – Sarûthi, Charles_sharothi
33. Teresia – Terethia
34. Lucy – Rucia
35. Dorcas – Dorokathi
36. Punda – Fuda
37. Shida – Chinda
38. Uniform – Winifom
39. City – cete
40. Elburgon – Walufaga
41. Sogonoi -Thogonoi
42. Nairobi – Nyairofi
43. Naikuru – Nyaikuru
44. Gilgil – Girigiri
45. Spotlight – Botoraiti
46. Pangani – Faga ini

In a school context

1. Agriculture – ngirigasha…
2. Parallelogram – parrrrrrgram….
3. Peripheral – ferferi…
4. Twelve– Twero
5. Minerals – minroz
6. Dyslexia – kerea….
7. Scotland – Thogoto…
8. Pumbavu – Kubafu
9. School – Cukuru
10. Pineapples – Mainafu
11. Walikuja wakishikilia bunduki – Marikuja makishikiria bonoko

Forbidden words in the kikuyu language

1. Keep Change
2. Nimekusamehea hiyo deni
3. Kaa na pesa yangu
4. Sitanunua Toyota
5. Sipendi probox!

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