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Impunity		#11 Posted : Tuesday, July 13, 2010 11:09:31 AM
Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2009 Posts: 26,333 Location: Masada		KulaRaha wrote: What is the history of the word harambee? I think we took it from the coolie railroad workers, so really, who owns that? @Kularaha Harambee is so Kenyan.The coolies were working in Kenyan at that time and they became Kenyanised.We have almost everything in Kenya named Harambee including Harambee stars, Harambee house, harambee avenue,on our coins,on our court of arms...just everwhere including ndani ya bunge. @Njunge I didnt know Nyamchom was gone. I cant guess the next in line; may be the word "twaomba serikali iingilie" Portfolio: Sold You know you've made it when you get a parking space for your yatcht.
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nostoppingthis		#12 Posted : Tuesday, July 13, 2010 12:31:34 PM
Rank: Chief Joined: 8/24/2009 Posts: 5,909 Location: Nairobi		@ Kularaha, I think you are right about that, Harambee is not originally Kiswahili
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mukiha		#13 Posted : Tuesday, July 13, 2010 1:12:24 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 6/27/2008 Posts: 4,114		Hold on a minute! Isn't this a good thing? Have you ever heard the Brits complain that too many countries are using their language as a national language? Haven't "we" been trying to make Kiswahili an African Language? If you ask me; this is a good thing. When the South Africans make these words popular around the globe, some one will one day ask, "from which language is 'Nyama Choma'?" And the answer will be Kiswahili, of course... Nothing is real unless it can be named; nothing has value unless it can be sold; money is worthless unless you spend it.
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TAZ		#14 Posted : Tuesday, July 13, 2010 1:23:15 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 11/14/2007 Posts: 4,152		What are we complaining about really....the use of swahili words by other countries??? How about registering "madondo" and "mutura" while we are at it.
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Impunity		#15 Posted : Tuesday, July 13, 2010 1:36:26 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2009 Posts: 26,333 Location: Masada		TAZ wrote: What are we complaining about really....the use of swahili words by other countries??? How about registering "madondo" and "mutura" while we are at it. At this rate we should just register almost every thing. Names like Tumbukiza,mboiro,kashumbari,kienyeji,kichwa... Portfolio: Sold You know you've made it when you get a parking space for your yatcht.
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suwan		#16 Posted : Tuesday, July 13, 2010 1:37:16 PM
Rank: Member Joined: 11/18/2009 Posts: 176		' kumi' is universal...i guess used like in many african countries to mean ten
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winston		#17 Posted : Tuesday, July 13, 2010 1:44:21 PM
Rank: Member Joined: 4/14/2010 Posts: 806 Location: Nairobi		Kiswahili remains one of the biggest potential unifier for the african continent...While other countries are adopting/poaching it someone once (last year?) tried to have it removed from the curriculum!
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mukiha		#18 Posted : Tuesday, July 13, 2010 2:02:46 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 6/27/2008 Posts: 4,114		winston wrote: Kiswahili remains one of the biggest potential unifier for the african continent...While other countries are adopting/poaching it someone once (last year?) tried to have it removed from the curriculum! No! You did not understand that issue. Nobody tried to remove it! The issue was: is it fair to require that pupils who take Kenyan Sign Language as a subject to also take Kiswahili? The ministry thought that it was not fair - after all, those who can't speak with a voiced language can't speak Kiswahili [obviously!!!] The mass media, in characteristic fashion, reported that the KNEC wants to remove Kiswahili from the curriculum... and sold very many newspapers as a result!!!! Nothing is real unless it can be named; nothing has value unless it can be sold; money is worthless unless you spend it.
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kenmac		#19 Posted : Tuesday, July 13, 2010 2:28:20 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 5/26/2009 Posts: 1,793		>> apparently har means worship and ambee was a god. http://en.m.wikipedia.or...ambee?wasRedirected=true ......Ecclesiastes
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MaichBlack		#20 Posted : Tuesday, July 13, 2010 2:44:34 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 7/22/2009 Posts: 7,912		mukiha wrote: Hold on a minute! Isn't this a good thing? Have you ever heard the Brits complain that too many countries are using their language as a national language? Haven't "we" been trying to make Kiswahili an African Language? If you ask me; this is a good thing. When the South Africans make these words popular around the globe, some one will one day ask, "from which language is 'Nyama Choma'?" And the answer will be Kiswahili, of course... @Mukiha - The issue is not the language, it's the phrases. More like trade marks. Sometime ago, when someone [in Europe or some other place] said "I'm going on a safari" he/she meant to Kenya - of course. Now that's very powerful when it comes to marketing! Never count on making a good sale. Have the purchase price be so attractive that even a mediocre sale gives good returns.
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