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- The words have been officially approved in the Oxford English Dictionary.
- These words originated in East Africa and have been frequently used in Kenya since the 1990s.
Kitu Kidogo and Panya Route, two well-known Kiswahili slang, are now officially English words, thanks to Oxford Dictionary approval.
The University of Oxford’s manager of media broadcasting confirmed this in an official statement.
In Kenya, the word ‘Kitu Kidogo’ refers to money provided illegally to have something done. The name also means bribes or bribery.
The word ‘Panya route’ also refers to a shortcut or secret route in transport.
The Oxford English Dictionary is widely recognized as the official and acceptable dictionary of the English language.
For inclusion into the dictionary, a word must be considered by a variety of users and have been in use for a long.
