Oltukai Conservancy

Category: Uncategorized | Date: Dec 15 2008 | By: oltukaiconservancy

Tanzania is a bilingual country. The official languages are Kiswahili and English. Kiswahili is spoken in east Africa and in parts of Burundi, Rwanda, Congo and Zambia. Tourists who visit the national parks and the ecosystems can speak English will find their way fairly easy in Tanzania as English is widely spoken. However, there are a few occasions when one may run into a village or street vendor who cannot speak English. At such times, a few words of Kiswahili will come in handy.We also think it will be a bonus to go back home with a few Kiswahili words. Being able to say a word or two in Kiswahili might also win you a few friends.  The language is relatively easy to learn. Words are pronounced as they are phonetically written.Please kindly, go through the few Kiswahili words. Colors- rangy, black- Neuse, blue- blue, animals- wanyama, birds- ndege, baboons- nyani, buffaloes- nyati, rhino- kifaru, zebras- pundamilia, giraffes- twiga ,and elephants- tembo.Boniface Ngimojino.