shiringi
- shilling. Shilling. Kenyan unit of currency, used in agricultural contexts for pricing produce, inputs, and labor.
Example: Mũngũrwa ũmwe wa kahũa ka Ruiru 11 wendagio shiringi mĩrongo ĩtandatũ. (Grafted ruiru 11 seedlings available at ksh 60 per. stem); Rũhonge rwa Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) rwĩrĩgĩte kuuga atĩ gĩcunjĩ kia mĩrongo mũgwanja kĩa makorobia marĩa mothe mendirio mabũrũri-inĩ ma nanja mwaka-inĩwa 2019 marĩa makinyi... (The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) says that avocado exports in 2019 were worth Sh10 billion of which 70% were Hass avocados.); Agũri arĩa matwaraga makorobia mabũrũri-inĩma rũraya magũraga o ikorobia rĩa Hass kuuma shiringi ikũmi nginya ikũmi na mũgwanja narĩo rĩa Fuerte shiringi ithatũ. (Avocado exporters in Kenya buy Hass avocado at Sh10-Sh17 per fruit compared to Sh3 for Fuerte;)