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sheng [verb]

Yumba mtaani

Maana (Definition)

To walk casually through estate streets catching up with peers

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

roam around the neighborhood

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

yumba mtaa

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Sheng
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Vijana waliyumba mtaani jioni ikifika"

Translation: Youths roamed around the hood when evening came

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
zurura
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