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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ati kwenu ni wafupi hadi mnadishi mkiwa chini ya meza
Mlango za gari yenyu huwa zinafungwa na vifungo za shati
Ati kwenu nyinyi wachafu mpaka mkimaliza kuoga sabuni inawasengenya
We ni mzee Hadi ukifanya 180 unahara bluband.
Nyanyako hana meno lakini ni mdedli kwa kufungua chupa ya coke