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  • Word of the day

Lwendo

Journey/Travel

(From the verb "kwenda" which means "to go" or "to depart")

e.g.

Lwendo lwetu i lula !

en  

Our journey is long !



Mjango

Male person

e.g.

Ni mjango alichukua

en  

It was a male person who took it.



Ndala

One

e.g.

Ndala nometakho ndala onyola chibili

en  

One plus one is two


Today in African History

July 7, 2023
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Today in History - July 7, 2023
Jul 07
  • World Kiswahili Language Day 
  • 2019 - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is officially launched in Niger.
  • 2017 - Ghana launches its first nano-satellite, GhanaSat­-1.
  • 2014 - Africa’s northernmost point is formally declared to be Cape Angela on Tunisia’s Mediterranean coast.

Akalunguyeye

Nungunungu

e.g.

akalunguyeye kalibhataga mungeta

sw  

Nungunungu anatembea usiku



Nyeki

Grass

e.g.

Ng'ombe yaya nyeki.

en  

The cow has eaten grass.


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