Mzungu Man Impresses Netizens After Speaking Fluent Samburu: "Made My Day"

• A Swedish Mzungu man identified as Max spoke fluent Samburu at a gathering of people from the area
• Max was dressed in traditional Samburu regalia and had his hair dyed with red ochre as is done by Samburu warriors
• Netizens rained Max's praises, impressed by his proficiency in a language that is not his native lingo

A Mzungu man has impressed Kenyans with his command of the Samburu language.

Mzungu man speaks to Samburu people

In a TikTok video shared by @ke_media1, the man, who identified himself as Max from Sweden, spoke fluent Samburu at a local gathering.

The locals laughed as he spoke, wowed by his mastery of the language.

Max was dressed in a Samburu outfit with shukas tied around his waist and one draped over his shoulder.

He was also wearing beaded jewellery and the akala (car tyre) sandals preferred mainly by the Samburu and Maasai people.

The man even had red ochre applied to his hair, as is typically done by Samburu and Maasai warriors.

On his head was a traditional headband adorned with flowers.

He took the microphone from a Samburu man beside him and introduced himself to the crowd's amazement.

Reactions to Max's Samburu speech

The clip ignited several reactions, with most netizens delighted by the man's Samburu proficiency.

TUKO.co.ke has compiled some of the reactions below:

@Lynna:

"He is so tall."

@Noongishu e Edward:

"That's Samburu.. attire and language."

@ibreecrafts(Wambui):

"We speak their languages. Let them also speak ours."

@SIFA:

"The fact that he went ahead and had to dye his hair and speak so fluently, we applaud him."

@Steph_tumaini:

"It's the way I am Kenyan, and I don't know a Maasai word but kuna huyu."

@Annie Ndung'u:

"Seems he has lived there long enough to know the language well."

@chikwih:

"Wow, now I need to really improve my Swedish."

@nailantei:

"I'm changing my name, hawezi nishinda aki."

@user78406936483445:

"This is a great experience for the guy...Good tourism. We should encourage cultural tourism to thrive in Kenya."

@Chewen:

"Dude is so confident. He raps KiMaasai like his mother tongue."

@joyce:

"Looks like Maasai even the height."

@user2708121423493:

"Wow, na mimi hapa mother tongue imenishinda."

@sajoh:

"Aki, this guy understands the maa language ..big up muratai."

@Temkoe:

:He made my day."

Jacky Vike speaks impeccable Kikuyu

In a similar story, actress Jacky Vike, aka Awinja, impressed netizens after effortlessly conversing in Kikuyu.

In a video shared on her Instagram, Jacky addressed a group at an Itara.

Itara is one of the traditional Kikuyu ceremonies that make up a traditional marriage.

Jacky took the microphone and spoke fluent Kikuyu, a language that is not native to her, as the audience listened in awe.

Proofreading by Jackson Otukho, a multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke