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Engsh

Engsh proper noun: a cant that originated in Nairobi, Kenya in the 1980s, based on English mixed with Swahili and other local languages.

Proper noun

Engsh

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

Origin of Engsh

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

Questions about Engsh

What does Engsh mean?
Engsh means a cant that originated in Nairobi, Kenya in the 1980s, based on English mixed with Swahili and other local languages.
What part of speech is Engsh?
Engsh is a proper noun.

Words near Engsh in the dictionary

  1. enground
  2. engrounded
  3. engrounding
  4. engrounds
  5. engs
  6. Engsh
  7. Engstrom
  8. Engstroms
  9. Engteng
  10. enguard
  11. enguarded

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Engsh (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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