Yes i am a girl and i live with a girl.... Even my people - andu a gichagi nimoi ati nindiraikara na kairitu, We commonly refer her as Kairitu karia njikaraga nako. She is young this one, early twenties...Just graduated from the university . Bright eyed, strong and definetely ambitious... i miss being like that. You are filled with optimism, your dreams are timeless and you have not faced enough dissapointments to make your faith alittle weak.... Anyway this girl is kikuyu like me but she does not know the language at all.(Apart from haiya, Ngai, Atia atia, and of course all the vegetable and fruits names)
Last week she asked me what 'kuhoha ' means... i said it means to wither. The she told me she thought it meant tired... found it very funny. Our vegetables are 'tired' Interesting all her friends are kikuyu and they dont speak the language at all. Of course apart form the word haiya and the rest! Its interesting that day by day she learns a new word. She still gets shocked that i speak to my dad in gikuyu over the phone... that i can quote bible verses in kikuyu... I wish she could love the language more... love her second name the way is was meant to be and not make it sound like a foreign disease.. 'Shiko' or 'Shixx' . What happened to old plain "Njitagwo Wanjiku wa Irungu". Despite that i identify with her, I understand her generation. Her parents never spoke to he in kikuyu and her efforts to learn were probably comedy time in the house and no one took this learning endeavor seriously.
Its never too late to try... Kairitu karia njikaraga nako nikarageria (The girl i live with is trying to learn gikuyu)
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tell shiku to try and learn kikuyu an hour, a day at a time. minimum of 3hours per day. day by day she has to try to communicate a few words in kikuyu and soon she'll be speaking a whole sentence in kikuyu. but first she has to master the kikuyu vowels first. I was just like her with practice and perseverance am now a fluent speaker of kikuyu. you living with a girl I should come say 'hi'.
tell shiku to try and learn kikuyu an hour, a day at a time. minimum of 3hours per day. day by day she has to try to communicate a few words in kikuyu and soon she'll be speaking a whole sentence in kikuyu. but first she has to master the kikuyu vowels first. I was just like her with practice and perseverance am now a fluent speaker of kikuyu. you living with a girl I should come say 'hi'.
Thanks Mose i will tell her to do that
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Hi Mose. My most ardent fan. By the way why dont you write as a guest blogger this year?
Hi Mose. My most ardent fan. By the way why dont you write as a guest blogger this year?
Thats a good offer but wont manage. Would like to meet you in person someday
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I identify with Shiku after I stumbled on this blog. I'm really interested in learning my language since I got sent to boarding school at a young age (8 years). At work, I'm facing challenges since my co-workers are of an older generation therefore they totally converse in Gikuyu (unless addressing official duties) and I feel somehow left out. I'd love to be conversant in my language although I'm trying.
Hi Jeffrey, Sorry for the late reply. I hope your Gikuyu has since improved. I would also encourage you too listen to vernacular radio and watch TV. There are lots of You tube videos in Gikuyu too. Keep me updated on your progress.
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