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Meaning : A class (of a school session)
Use : Nainga olaso ya mao = I am going for the mathematics class
Period: Late 60's
Related to: School
Synonyms: Oladho
Meaning clarification: One has to be careful with the context as the same word means two related but different things.


Area of origin : Ololo
Etymology:
From English word "Class" but given the typical late 60s, early 70s Sheng prefix "o" as was common in the Kaloleni area of Nairobi whereat the major tribe was the Luo from whom the "o" suffix is common.

Olaso - (Noun) - [ O-la-soh ]


Meaning : Classroom
Use : Roof ya olaso yetu ina leak = Our classroom's roof is leaking
Period: Late 60's
Related to: School
Synonyms: DaroDachOdaro

Area of origin : Ololo
Etymology:
From English word "Class" but given the typical late 60s, early 70s Sheng prefix "o" as was common in the Kaloleni area of Nairobi whereat the major tribe was the Luo from whom the "o" suffix is common.

 
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