unbwogable

In 2002, Maji Maji and Gidi Gidi, another rapper from Dandora, brought Sheng into the spotlight with the release of the song Unbwogable – a Sheng term they created by borrowing the Dholuo word bwogo (to scare) and adding the English prefix un- and suffix – able to it to give “unscarable” or “unshakeable”.

EUGÉNIE TENEZAKIS - One Man’s Quest to Document a Language That Won’t Be Tamed - The Elephant Eugénie Tenezakis 2025