Karen Gate To ‘Keringet’ – 12 Words That Got Heavy Pronunciation From English Names

Have you ever wondered how Kenyan elders were able to pronounce difficult English names yet they had never stepped in an English classroom?

Well your guess is as good as ours, these old grannies struggled at their worst point to pronounce these English words.

And eventually ended up recreating their own names

Have a look at these names .

1. Remote Route- Rumuruti
2. Machine Gun-Muchinga
3. True Tea- Turungi
4. Coffee- Kabiaru
5. Dairy yard-ndeiya
6. Karen gate-keringet
7. Cricket stadium- kìrigiti stadium
8. Quarantine zone-karatina
9. Career corps-kariokor
10. Rosegate- ruthigiti
11. Move straight – mubutiti
12. More fair-mūbīa