English words from Swahili
- UgandaA country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Uganda.
- jumboEspecially large or powerful.
- pombeAn African beer made from millet.
- tangaAny of various former Asian coins, including: a coin of Portuguese India worth one tenth of a rupee; a gold coin of India issued by various Muslim rulers; a silver coin of India, also issued by Muslim rulers; and a former silver coin of Tibet.
- TanganyikaSynonym of Lake Tanganyika, a lake in Africa.
- johoA woolen robe worn by Arabs.
- mogocassava
- kikoiA piece of colored cloth used as clothing in Africa, wrapped around the waist and legs or shoulders.
- majimboismThe political devolution of power to the regions of a country.
- panga pangaA tree of the African species Millettia stuhlmannii, or its wood.
- shauriA consultation, usually between a bwana and a local African.
- shenziA barbarian (variously used to refer to foreigners, Europeans, or pagans)
- utamarohoA culture's vital energy, which gives it its emotional tone and motivates collective behavior.
- utamawazoculturally structured thought or worldview