English Equivalent
Sema (as used in the book)
What's up
Stuffed like a pig
Too full to eat
Go where you ___ _____
Go where you are wanted.
Ndizi "Code word"
Banana
We're toast
In serious trouble; doomed
Find Tanu, that's how you'll ____ ____ _____
Find Tanu, that's how you'll unmask the truth
12-12-1964. Jamhuri day
Kenya's birthday. The day Kenya officially became a republic.
A murder of crows
Very many crows
Are they really your friends if they _____ _____ _____ ____
Are they really your friends if they don't believe in you?
Bao
Wooden Board
They're more zeros than heroes, don't you think?
More unsuccessful, unremarkable, not celebrated
"You are never alone" she said, her voice loud and powerful. "Tens of thousands of ancestors ____ _____ ____, _____ ____. Always"
"You are never alone" she said, her voice loud and powerful. "Tens of thousands of ancestors stand with you, beside you. Always"
Oloibon
Spiritual Advisor
She had to will her rubbery legs forward when the break in traffic came
weak, feeling like they cannot hold her up.
True power doesn't come from material things - not a sketchbook, not a mask. _____ _____ _____ ____ ____ ____ ____.
True power doesn't come from material things - not a sketchbook, not a mask. True power comes from believing in yourself.