shilingi


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shilingi

(ˈʃɪlɪŋɪ)
n
the currency of Tanzania
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Shilingi elfu tatu [3000 shillings] to Kampala." I also heard more personal messages as young men sidled up, pleading, "Where are you going?" or "Where do you want to go?" or "Let me show you a good vehicle." One tugged at my sleeve, "Hey, mzungu [a Swahili word for foreigner, especially European foreigner], are you going to Kampala?" Uganda's capital being my destination, I tentatively followed him.
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