Thursday, July 17, 2008

Hidden Swahili Words

By Megan Zapanta
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania


I've already shared some of these, but there are some new additions

Jenga- Means to build. A British girl who lived in Africa, Leslie Scott, created the game in the 1970s at Oxford.
(http://www.hasbro.com/games/family-games/jenga/default.cfm?page=Entertainment/History)
Jamba- Means to fart.
Therefore Jamba Juice = fart juice. I think a coincidence.

Hakuna Matata- no worries (not so hidden)
Pumba- warthog
Rafiki- friend
Simba- lion

Mufassa doesn't mean anything

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