Banga

Meaning: Money (Originally meant "One Shilling")

Origin: Unknown

Use: Wacha niwahi 5 banga pale kwa Timo = Let me go get 5 shillings from Timothy

Period: Late 60's

Synonyms: Munde Ganji Mkwanja Mukuchu Bango Ganji Chedas Bob

Pronounciation: (Noun) [ Ba-nga ]

Relate: Money

History: While one can say "five banga" to mean five shillings... the expected "five banga" is usually in coin form... very rarely was it used to denote money in note form.

Clarification: 1. Not to be confused with Bangu, which is the name of a place (Kariobangi) 2. Very close in sound to "Mbang'a" ,

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