These are standard words in Kiswahili. Read them closely. Can you guess their meanings?
1. Taon
2. Kalkyuleta
3. Kompyuta
4. Tapuraita
5. Junkshin
6. Ticha
7. Kondakta
8. Stesheni
And the bonus question… 9. Lo presha frant imeshift
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(Special thanks to Daniel for his translations.)
msafiri mzungu 
November 9, 2009 at 8:03 pm
Well, actually, it’s not taon.
It’s “Tao! Tao! Tao! Taon!”
November 9, 2009 at 9:28 pm
Taon – child
kalculaya: calculator
komputya: computer
taporaita: operator
Junkshin: any car driven/owned by Brendan Baker (cashewman), or road intersection
ticha: fish
kondakta: contact
stesheni: A Bostonian in Africa. EVERYONE knows that, eh?
November 9, 2009 at 10:34 pm
3/8, and you skipped the bonus.
November 11, 2009 at 10:09 pm
Alright, per a private request, here are the answers:
1. Town
2. Calculator
3. Computer
4. Typewriter
5. Junction
6. Teacher
7. Conductor
8. Station
9. Low pressure front shifting (from chemistry class)
November 12, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Hah, I beat vancouver doug: 5/8! Isn’t everything competition?:?
November 12, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Gotta love a little family rivalry 🙂
November 20, 2009 at 4:34 pm
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