"Maize flour stiff porridge"

Translation: Ugali wa sembe

[sdoijsdfoiugj]

I'd say the English for ugali is "ugali" - 'stiff porridge' may be an accurate description, but it's not what you'd call ugali when talking English.

[Leigh_Anne_]

Is this referring to uji?

[juryrigging]

Not quite. Ugali is a thick, stiff maize porridge, whereas uji is much thinner in consistency.

[PetterNord]

Ugali has a consistency so that it can be kneaded with your hand and used to pick up other food

[deactivated user]

My father is Tanzanian and uses the word ugi for oatmeal.

[melodiejoi1]

also there is ugali wa dona which is still made from maize

[deactivated user]

I guess I dispute this because Ugali is made with corn flour and rice flour in my family so why differentiate it?

[AndreaKamariny]

Sembe sounds more like sorghum or millet. According to Kenyans, it should be ugali wa mahindi or just "ugali."