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KISWAHILI | |
| baraza | in E. Africa, a public meeting-place. |
| boma | in Africa, a thorn enclosure. |
| bwana | a master, sir. |
| dengue | a tropical fever. [Swahili dinga]. |
| harambee | a Swahili rallying cry, 'let's organize together'. |
| jambo | an E. African salutation. |
| kanga khanga | a piece of cotton cloth wound round the body as a dress. |
| kanzu | a long white garment worn by men in E. Africa. |
| kikoi | a piece of cloth wound round the waist. |
| kitenge | a brightly coloured cotton cloth. |
| kwanza | the standard monetary unit of Angola. Pl. KWANZAS. |
| miombo | an area of deciduous woodland occurring in parts of E Africa. Pl. MIOMBOS. |
| mvule | a large African tree of the mulberry family. |
| mzee | an old person. |
| mzungu | in E. Africa, a white person. |
| panga | an African knife, like a machete. |
| pombe | an African alcoholic drink. |
| safari | a hunter’s or traveller’s party or caravan, esp. in E. Africa; (verb) to go on safari. |
| serkali | (in Africa) the Government; white rulers. |
| shamba | in E. Africa, any plot, farm or smallholding used for growing crops. |
| simi | in Africa, a short two-edged sword or large knife. |
| sitatunga situtunga | a species of African antelope. |
| suffari | a SAFARI. |
| uhuru | freedom. |
| ujamaa | in Tanzania, a form of village community resembling the Israeli kibbutz. |