[jasakwa]

Have you ever been to a place back home then you hear people men or women talking about about you in mother tongue not realising you understand what they are saying?It even annoys more if they are men.Like for me am a jang but most people confuse for luyha quite an advantage in acthing jang gossipers.

[Camylle]

kwanza eastern Bantus!!!someone is gossiping in kiuk and u are mayb kao or meru and u can jus abou grasp everything they are saying!!!

imagine the look on someone's face after they have talked ill about u thinking u didnt understand a thing and u go ahead and speak using the same language!!!its jus priceless...busted!!

[mlanyanda]

Usiwai sengenya anybody from Oman. They are Arabs, they look very much arabic, speak kiarabu yote but................. wanongea better swahili than majority of East Africans!!!!!!! Found out the hard way.........

[Dem Gal]

Originally Posted by mlanyanda

Usiwai sengenya anybody from Oman. They are Arabs, they look very much arabic, speak kiarabu yote but................. wanongea better swahili than majority of East Africans!!!!!!! Found out the hard way.........

Thats an interesting observation. But how did/do the Oman's learn swahili? I thought Swa was a fusion of Bantu languages and Arabic and primarily an E.African language. How did it get to Oman?

[Mzungu-Mweusi]

Originally Posted by mlanyanda

Usiwai sengenya anybody from Oman. They are Arabs, they look very much arabic, speak kiarabu yote but................. wanongea better swahili than majority of East Africans!!!!!!! Found out the hard way.........

Wewe,Where did you see that? I have never seen an OMANI speaking swahili. Maybe Omani decendants of TZ,Kenya & Somalia but not Omani Omanis afande.

I am always the subject of Swahili sengenya sessions. Classic ones, "Hii wariya anafanya nini hapa kwa Wakisii"? LOL(my best freind is a kisii,ala) or just random talkk about me generally. I also get the other side too,Walalos sengenya me in kisomalia,ai,bana i am lost lol. They think mii ni Mcoasti ama something!

[msema ukweli Kabisa]

I speak a couple of kenyan languages and also spanish. Funny when someone is vibing about you. And finally when they talk to you, you answer in their language

the look on their face is always "PRICELESS"

[mtoto mzuri]

Originally Posted by msema ukweli Kabisa

I speak a couple of kenyan languages and also spanish. Funny when someone is vibing about you. And finally when they talk to you, you answer in their language

the look on their face is always "PRICELESS"

this reminds me of a certain incident way back... i was with my aunt in the supermarket, we see this fly hot-looking jamaa and we start analysing him, lol, we are like 'look at that cute face, and that nice ass, and those sexy lips' and we go on to say what we'd do wit him if we patad him... yani tulimkagua juu chini for like 20 mins tukimfwata. wacha he turns and says hi to us in my mother tongue and was like im from here nd here.. wat abt u guys? yani he was from the same same place where i come from. aki i felt like id literally run!!!! altho we wasnt analysing him kwa ubaya, bana we were admiring God's creation ... i learnt my lesson

[Diambo]

Originally Posted by Mzungu-Mweusi

Wewe,Where did you see that? I have never seen an OMANI speaking swahili. Maybe Omani decendants of TZ,Kenya & Somalia but not Omani Omanis afande.

I am always the subject of Swahili sengenya sessions. Classic ones, "Hii wariya anafanya nini hapa kwa Wakisii"? LOL(my best freind is a kisii,ala) or just random talkk about me generally. I also get the other side too,Walalos sengenya me in kisomalia,ai,bana i am lost lol. They think mii ni Mcoasti ama something!

Wewe Walalo hebu nunua chips na sausage hapo Tea Room, na usalimie mabeste wangu pia!

[mlanyanda]

Originally Posted by Mzungu-Mweusi

Wewe,Where did you see that? I have never seen an OMANI speaking swahili. Maybe Omani decendants of TZ,Kenya & Somalia but not Omani Omanis afande.

Actually I made enquiries.....

Many Omanis hv mixed bloodlines. From the times in history when Sultan of Oman was also the Ruler of Zanzibar n Pemba, majority of Oman Nationals have blood relations who are Tanzanian (Zanzibari & Mainland TZ) Nationals. These two nationalities easily move between the two states and their immigration rules favour free and easy naturalization. Many hold dual nationalities. Thus the "shared" language. Even Zanzibaris speak Arabic easily... Thus.....

[mlanyanda]

Check this out also....

Almost all Local Arabs in UAE speak hindi......!!!!