My Mom and Dad plus me and sis on the way from Nakuru to Thompsons Falls [Nyahururu]. Beat up old VW Beetle chuggin away on the red dust track trying to find the signpost.......got lost! Missed a turn off and all of a sudden it was 'are we lost?' Answer was YES.
Out of the bush a Masaii herdsman appears, usual dress, red dusty blanket around his body, spear, club, water bottle. Just what you would expect in the middle of Kenya.
My Dad goes up to said Masaii and tries his basic Swahili to find out way to Nyahururu. The rather tall herdsman just looks at him with disdain and replies like this....in perfect Oxford English.
'Actually, you missed your turning a mile ago, but if you turn around you can find it...Oh by the way can you pass on my greetings to my friends in Oxford Uni'
Beware, you will be very suprised at what you find in Kenya.
Archie
Feb 03, 2010
Male and Female Greeting by: Cassandra Maire
Hello,
Here is the male and female greeting in the Masai language.
Greetings to a male - Lo murrani! Supa!
Greetings to a female - Na kitok! Takuengya!
Here is also a break down of greetings by gender and age.
Maasai Supa
Maasai [men] Suba
Maasai [answer] Suba oleng
Maasai [women] Ta kwenya
Maasai [answer] Iko
Maasai [to a young woman] Ndito ta kwenya
Maasai [to a young woman] Nditho ta kwenya
Maasai [to an older woman] Koko ta kwenya
Maasai [to a warrior] Morani ta kwenya
Maasai [to a young man] Kulalayo ta kwenya
Maasai [how are the children] Kasserian ingera
