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Look Mom, Swahili

July 7, 2013, 2:58 pm

My daughter is in Tanzania this summer for a secular service project.  Her first Swahili:  Jina langu ni Amelia, Ninatoka jimbo la Arizona which I hope means "my name is Amelia, I am from Arizona."

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Category: Travel

7 Comments

  1. obloodyhell:

    }}} which I hope means "my name is Amelia, I am from Arizona."

    Yeah, that's what they TOLD her it meant.
    :^D

    July 8, 2013, 6:59 am

  2. tfowler:

    According to google translate it does mean what you think it means. - http://translate.google.com/#auto/en/Jina%20langu%20ni%20Amelia%2C%20Ninatoka%20jimbo%20la%20Arizona

    July 8, 2013, 9:29 am

  3. ErikTheRed:

    Hopefully the reputation of Joe Arpaio hasn't made it to Tanzania... they'll think she's raiding them.

    July 8, 2013, 10:04 am

  4. Russell:

    Why did you feel compelled to say it was a secular project?

    July 8, 2013, 10:19 am

  5. marque2:

    Google translate is in on the leftist Swahili translation scam as well :P

    July 8, 2013, 8:16 pm

  6. oneteam:

    That is interesting. Why the peculiar qualifying if the motivation for the trip to Tanzania?

    July 9, 2013, 5:50 am

  7. obloodyhell:

    He wanted everyone to know it wasn't a missionary position project...?

    :oD

    (Sorry, Warren, FAR too good a straight line to pass up).

    July 11, 2013, 1:02 am