- 1972 — Rhodesia is expelled by the IOC for its racist policies.
- 1894 — Mahatma Gandhi forms the Natal Indian Congress to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal.
- 1978 — Kenya's first President, Jomo Kenyatta, dies.
- 1924 — Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof, a Gambian writer, journalist and independence activist, is born.
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Juzi mjuzi akala mchuzi wa mjusi.
Swahili (Tanzania)
Translation: The day before yesterday the wise man ate some lizard soup.
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Bin
Indicates past tense
Breakdown: Been is commonly used for past tense. Adding it to a verb turns the verb into past tense. Eg "dey" represents is/am/are, was/were now becomes "been dey"
e.g.
I been dey sleep when you been call me
en
I was asleep when you called me
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Bitter
e.g.
Omuthi eratharukia eruru.
or
Eriogo eratharukia eriruru.
en
The medicine tastes bitter.
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