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  2. English words of African origin - Wikipedia

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    tsetse – from a Bantu language (Tswana tsetse, Luhya tsiisi) ubuntu – Nguni term for "mankind, humanity", in South Africa since the 1980s also used capitalized, Ubuntu, as the name of a philosophy or ideology of "human kindness" or "humanism" uhuru – from Swahili, "freedom". Ujamaa – from Swahili, "fraternity".

  3. Uhuru Gardens - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] The word "uhuru" is Swahili for "freedom". [3] It contains three points of significance: The Mũgumo tree (Ficus sycomorus), purportedly planted in the exact location the Union Jack, or more likely the former Flag of the Colony of Kenya, was removed and the Flag of Kenya was placed. [3] The tree is also of significance to the Kikuyu ...

  4. Kamusi project - Wikipedia

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    Swahili clock as provided by the Kamusi Project. The Kamusi Project is a cooperative online dictionary which aims to produce dictionaries and other language resources for every language, and to make those resources available free to everyone. Users can register and add content. "Kamusi" is the Swahili word for dictionary.

  5. African People's Socialist Party - Wikipedia

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    APSP leads its sister organization, the Uhuru Movement (pronounced / ʊ h ʊ r ʊ /, Swahili for "freedom" [1]). Both APSP and Uhuru formed in 1972 from the merger of three prior Black Power organizations. [2] APSP supports reparations for slavery in the United States, African socialism, and African internationalism. [3]

  6. Baraza la Kiswahili la Taifa - Wikipedia

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    Swahili has 17 dialects. The Interterritorial Language Committee, in 1930 under British colonial rule in East Africa, was tasked with creating a standardized form of the language. The Kiunjuga dialect spoken in Zanzibar was chosen as the base. The committee was also involved in standardizing the spelling as well as coining some new words.

  7. Uhuru (satellite) - Wikipedia

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    The satellite's name, "Uhuru", is the Swahili word for "freedom". It was named in recognition of the hospitality of Kenya from where it was launched, using the Italian San Marco launch platform near Mombasa.

  8. Uhuru - Wikipedia

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    7 languages. Deutsch; ... Uhuru (a Swahili word meaning freedom) may refer to: People ... another Swahili word which has seen considerable popular use

  9. Tanzania Nakupenda Kwa Moyo Wote - Wikipedia

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    Tanzania Nakupenda Kwa Moyo Wote" is a Swahili-language patriotic song about Tanzania in East Africa. [1] The song's history and authorship is uncertain, but stretches back to the colonial days, when then it was sung as thus "Tanganyika, Tanganyika nakupenda kwa moyo wote." [citation needed]