Swahili – Ijummaa

Watering Hole, Etosha National Park, Namibia
Friday at the watering hole, Etosha National Park, Namibia. A pride of lions gathers to relax and drink at a watering hole. Swahili is not spoken in Namibia but the same scene could be witnesses in many of the parks in Zambia and Tanzania. English is the official language of Namibia, but there are at least five ways to say Friday: Friday (English); Vryday (Afrikaans); Freitag (German); Etitano (Ndango/Owambo); and Oritjatano ( Herero).
From Travel Namibia: The new constitution drawn up at the time of Namibian independence designated English as the official language, even though it was the native tongue of only about two per cent of the population. It was decided that with English, all ethnic groups would be at equal disadvantage. If you want to make friends it pays to know just a few words in the local lingo. Saying ‘hello’ is always a good start…..
• Afrikaans (the most common lingua franca): Hallo
• Damara/Nama (! denotes a tongue click in this difficult language): !Gai tses
• German (widely spoken): Guten Tag
• Herero/Himba (useful in North Central Namibia): Tjike
• !kung San (more tongue clicking in Northern Namibia): !Kao
• Lozi/Rosti (widely spoken in Caprivi): Eeni, sha
• Owambo (The most common first language): Wa lalapo (morning) Wa tokelwapo (evening)
What a great shot, Marie! And I enjoyed and appreciated the accompanying text. Well done!
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Excellent post and pic, Marie! I’m slightly jealous of your travel adventures, but inspired at the same time. Thank you for this gift.
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Thanks. So much to see in the world. Giving it my best shot when I can travel. 🙂
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L’anglais imposé partout! Bientôt ce sera le mandarin… lol Magnifique photo. J’adore
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Interesting take on the challenge and information about Friday ! 🙂
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Thanks.
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This must be marvelous to se this predators, I adore all types of cats!
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I have to say Namibia was an experience I won’t soon forget. I want to go back.
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I can imagine, it must be a very interesting country to visit.
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How interesting.
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