Swahili Words Derived From The Portuguese Language

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Colonialization of the East African coast brought this changes tothe Swahili Language

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[li]barakinya[/li][li]bastola[/li][li]batiza[/li][li]bendera[/li][li]bomba[/li][li]boriti[/li][li]boya[/li][/ul]
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[li]chepeo[/li][/ul]
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[li]dadu[/li][li]dama[/li][/ul]
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[li]foronya[/li][li]frasila[/li][/ul]
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[li]gereza[/li][/ul]
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[li]karata[/li][li]kasha[/li][li]kimau[/li][li]kopa[/li][li]kopo[/li][li]korosho[/li][/ul]
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[li]leso[/li][li]limau[/li][/ul]
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[li]muhogo[/li][li]mvinyo[/li][/ul]
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[li]nanasi[/li][/ul]
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[li]padre[/li][li]pao[/li][li]papa[/li][li]parafujo[/li][li]pera[/li][li]pipa[/li][/ul]
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[li]roda[/li][/ul]
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[li]shumburere[/li][li]shupaza[/li][/ul]
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[li]tarumbeta[/li][li]terafini[/li][li]turufu[/li][/ul]
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[li]Ureno[/li][li]uru[/li][/ul]
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[li]yaya[/li][/ul]
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[li]zambarau [/li][/ul]

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are there others …is this the full list ?

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No, there are others like “meza” (table).

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Cha muhimu ni kwamba @Ndindu ni bonobo mkuu

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i am yet to meet a human being denser that @Ndindu …labda tu @kush yule mnono

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Itakuchukua centuries before you meet me kaka bRASA. How is your virtual stay in France?

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Bonobo chimpanzee, si ungeweka the Swahili word on one side and the Portuguese word beside it for comparison purposes. Kwani iko nini?

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Kuma ilitoka wapi

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Nishavuka border, niko Vienna, austria saa hii. Schengen Visa tings omeraa.

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pesa
Sukari

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Tulichambua Kwa “Portugal gave the world”

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Finish him!

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What if it is the other way round. Portuguese words borrowed from Kiswahili?

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The hen or the egg?

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ulipanda ndege bila mask ukapita airport bila mask danganya toto jinga

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Tomber ( une femme ) from French curiously has the same pronunciation and meaning as the Swahili ‘Tomba’. Especially if said in the past simple tense, 3rd person.

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Haujui kuna kitu kama private jet ama uliskip class 2?

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I disagree, tomber in French means to “fall in love”

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KUMA etymology
Native American-means,light of the family
Japanese-Bear
Croatian-godmother
Turkish-a woman who lives with a married man. MWK
Dangaleàt(Chad)-meat
Hoava(austronesia)- water
Swahili - tuma fare
Rama(Nicaragua)-woman
Kaura(Aboriginal)- another

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nah,its ‘to fall’. Love is l’amour . The word you’re looking for is ‘tomber amoureux’