Swahili Phrase: Strength to your elbow?

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my grandad is from south africa (kenya) and he has a phrase he uses all the time, he says it means something like "strength to your elbow" or "put some welly into it", i would really like to know the correct spelling of the word in swahili, and what it actually means


i will spell it phonetically

(ti - an - goo - foo)

it really means alot to me and him

so please, if you know the correct spelling of the word, and the translation i would very much appreciate it
 
thanks!

 

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megphotini profile picture megphotiniNovember 2012
Hi! Just for your information--Kenya is in East Africa, not South Africa.

"nguvu" means "strength" in Swahili.