Wheelbarrow – Hurubaro
 
Diesel – dithoro….
 
Sunday School – Sade Skoo
 
Avocado – Ovacado or Macodofia
 
Cholmondeley – Koromondo…Shoromondo…Shomondree…AAAAGH, Kamundu kau!!!
 
Ushindwe – Chidwo….. 
 
Pupils- pyupos
 
Charles – sharothi….
 
Jesse – jaythii….
 
Josiah – Jothia….

Deogratius- Ndiongithio

Thamweli – samuel
 
Grace – Girathiii…
 
Coolio – Kuria…
 
Eminem – Munene
 
Touch Me Lord – Tash Me Rod…
 
Utawekelewa – utaekerewo
 
In a school context – Agriculture – ngirigasha…
 
Parallelogram – parrrrrrgram….
 
Peripheral – ferferi…

Twelve- Twero
 
Minerals – minroz
 
Dyslexia – kerea….
 
Scotland – Thogoto…
 
Pumbavu – Kubafu

Cukuru – school

Mainafu – pineapples

Walikuja wakishikilia bunduki – Marikuja makishikiria bonoko
 
  As an added bonus…
 
Sentences you will never hear a Kikuyu pronounce…
 
·         Keep Change  
·         Nimekusamehea hiyo deni
·         Kaa na pesa yangu
·         Sitanunua Toyota
·         Sipendi probox!

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