I'm not sure baabi inflects for number when used as a predicative adjective. Yaani:

Mimi sio baabi

and 

Hawa wote sio baabi 

both seem equally correct (although Hawa wote sio mabaabi doesn't seem terribly wrong either) and 

Mimi sio mbaabi 

seems clearly wrong. 

Daniel Waweru
www.kenyaimagine.com
Art and analysis; debate and opinion.


On 27 February 2012 11:02, robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Hi All,

I believe that if we are serious about turning sheng into a formal language then we need a site like http://www.urbandictionary.com/ if we are to harmonise across the country or region.

As I keep repeating, annoyingly, I grew up in eastlands (mimi sio mbabi) and one thing I know is that sheng is not homogeneous beyond 100 meters of where you are standing.

Regards
 
Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
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P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya

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