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If you are fluent or knowledgeable in the kiswahili/swahili language. please could you help me
i need to know what the name "Imara" means in swahili. so far i have found its a female name that means strength but i have only gotten that off one web site. other sites seem unsure of the meaning
the only reason why i ask is because i am getting conflicting info
in an essence magazine his mum says it means 'the only one' however my friends who is from Tanzania told me that it means 'i need a poo' or something similar.
kanye as a name doesnt seem to be qnything to scream about
as i said before my friend from tanzania said it can be mean to take a poo
african americans esp kanye mum say it means the only one
however came across this blog comments Guessaurus
''Not to mess the gifted rapper/producer's name but if it's Swa then "Kanye" is a subjenctive verb which means "Go take a sh*t" like telling a kid: "Hebu nenda kanye chooni". Just my $0.02)''
kanye as a name doesnt seem to be qnything to scream about
as i said before my friend from tanzania said it can be mean to take a poo
african americans esp kanye mum say it means the only one
however came across this blog comments Guessaurus
''Not to mess the gifted rapper/producer's name but if it's Swa then "Kanye" is a subjenctive verb which means "Go take a sh*t" like telling a kid: "Hebu nenda kanye chooni". Just my $0.02)''
lol
Well if it came down between believing a native Tazanian and a Black American that doesn't speak a word of it, I'd take the Tazanians' translation any day!
I've seen quite a few AA people that have picked out foreign names for their children and don't realize that a lot of times the word/name they choose is pronounced much differently than how its written. The way they pronounce it (of course using the English language) is probably wrong anyway, and sometimes they are saying a completley DIFFERENT word altogether.
any swahili speakers
any swahili speakers -
01-08-07, 01:30 PM
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The way they pronounce it (of course using the English language) is probably wrong anyway, and sometimes they are saying a completley DIFFERENT word altogether.
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