Origin: Ololo
Use: Niko tu na sokla = I only have a hundred shillings
Period: Mid 80's
Pronounciation: (Noun) [ soh-kla ]
Relate: Money
Variations: Soklaa,
History: Mutation of the Sheng word "so" which is inturn derived from English adverb "so" and related to things being "so big". Its use in denoting a hundred shillings stemmed from the fact that the for a long time, the largest denomination in Kenya was the 100 Shilling note. It was not until 1986 that the larger 200 shilling note was introduced.
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Asubuhi asubuhi toast mayai na jasho ya makende
We ni mnatty hadi ukiswitch on nokia yako,badala ya hizo mikono kusalimiana,ziugota.
ety ww n mrefu Hadi unagotea mungu
Manzi yako ni mkonda hadi mukienda kupanda mat unaambiwa”pole buda lakini hatubebi miwa”
kwenu nyinyi ni wezi hadi Ali baba and the 40 thieves walikam attacho kwenu.