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Sheng is primarily a Swahili and English-based cant, perhaps a mixed language or creole, originating among the urban youth of Nairobi, Kenya, and influenced by many of the languages spoken there. While primarily a language of urban youths, it has spread across social classes and geographically to neighbouring Tanzania and Uganda .
The Chinese sheng (Chinese: 升; pinyin: shēng), called sho in Japan and seung in Korea, also called Chinese liter, is a traditional unit of volume in East Asia.It originated from China and later spread to Japan, the Korean Peninsula, Vietnam and other places. [1]
Another group went towards the West along the foot of the Himalayas up to the river Mechi, bordering India and Nepal and settled on the North bank of the river known as Mechi or Mechia. Later they spread to Darjeeling Terai , Baikanthpur in Jalpaiguri district again marched further East and settled in the Dooars .
Sheng 生 is a rare Chinese surname that is widely distributed but with a relatively small population. The origin of the surname can be traced back to the leader of ...
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Mechipari is a territory that lies in the eastern part of Mechi River in Jhapa District in Koshi Province of Nepal. Mechipari is an eastern area of ward No. 1, 3 and 5 of Bhadrapur Municipality and ward no. 15 of Mechinagar Municipality. [1] Literally the meaning of Mechipari in English is "Across the Mechi river".
Sheng may refer to: Sheng (instrument) (笙), a Chinese wind instrument; Sheng (surname) (盛), a Chinese surname; Sheng (Chinese opera), a major role in Chinese opera; Sheng (volume) (升), ancient Chinese unit of volume, approximately 1 liter; Sheng pu'er, a type of pu-erh tea; Provinces of China (省), administrative divisions called shěng ...
The ge is a traditional Chinese unit of volume equal to 10 shao or 1 ⁄ 10 sheng.Its exact value has varied over time with the size of the sheng.. In 1915, the Beiyang Government set the ge as equivalent to 103.54688 milliliters (3.501 U.S. fl oz). [1]