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Some believe the word simbi derives from simba, a Kikongo word that means "to hold, keep, preserve." [ 1 ] The similar phrase, isimba ia nsi , which translates to "a distinguished person in the community," was recorded in an early Kikongo dictionary in the seventeenth century.
Additionally, the word simba is simply the Swahili word for 'lion', [32] which Fred Ladd acknowledges could account for the similarly-named protagonists; [33] in fact, Leo (the protagonist's original name) was initially going to be changed in the English dub to "Simba", but an NBC executive changed the protagonist's name to Kimba during ...
Simba was a sugar-sweetened, lemon-flavored citrus "thirst-quenching" soft drink created by The Coca-Cola Company. The drink was named "Simba" (meaning "lion") in the Bantu language Swahili . The soft drink was heavily researched, test marketed in 1968, introduced nationally in 1969 but ultimately withdrawn in 1972 after sales did not reach ...
A meerkat and a warthog, Timon and Pumbaa, teach Simba, a lion cub that he should forget his troubled past and live in the present. The song was written by Elton John (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics), who found the term in a Swahili phrasebook. [ 1 ]
Simba is a fictional character who appears in Disney's The Lion King franchise. Simba may also refer to: Arts and entertainment. Film. Simba ...
The Simba rebellion, also known as the Orientale revolt, ... (APL), though were generally nicknamed "Simbas", [13] meaning a lion or big lion in Swahili. ...
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.
Mbegha (c. 1700s – c.1750s), also known as Simbe Mwene, (Mwene Mbegha in Shamabaa), (Mfalme Mbegha, in Swahili) was the first king also known the "Lion King" ( Simba Mwene in Kisambaa) of the Shambaa people, in modern-day western Tanga Region of Tanzania. King Mbegha lived during the first half of the 18th century.