wĩ mwega

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Kikuyu[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Phrase[edit]

mwega?

  1. how are you? (lit. are you good?)

Usage notes[edit]

To this, one of the possible responses is Ĩĩ, ndĩ mwega. (lit. Yes, I am fine.).

References[edit]

  • Bennett, Patrick R. and Ann Biersteker and Waithira Gikonyo and Susan Hershberg and Joel Kamande and Carolyn Perez and Martha Swearingen (1985). Gĩkũyũ nĩ Kĩoigire: Aria-i na Aagĩkũyũ, p. 261. African Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison.