- 1877 — The Kiriji War begins between the Yoruba peoples of the western Ibadan Kingdom and the eastern Ekiti-Parapo Yoruba people in Nigeria.
- 2005 — Sudanese colonel and politician John Garang dies.
- 1976 — Madagascar's Prime Minister Joel Rakotomalala dies in a helicopter crash in the Indian Ocean off the Madagascar coast.
- 2006 — The first multi-party elections in forty years take place in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Cheki chali cha chopi chachoma chapo chap chap kwa chochoro.
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Translation: Look at the smart guy quickly roasting chapati in the alley.
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Anaghula
Sobbing in pain
e.g.
Arihogongwa ni gari waghula zhomuu
en
When he was hit by the car he sobbed in pain
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