Anybody here speak Swahili?

afterthefact · 04.23.2009, 04:28 PM

I'm probably going to be learning it soon, and I was wondering if anybody here spoke it.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 04.23.2009, 04:49 PM

All I know is jambo means hello

ploesj · 04.23.2009, 05:24 PM

it's a little rusty.

just kidding, i don't speak a word of it.

DeadDiscoDildo · 04.23.2009, 05:34 PM

Why are you learning it afterthefact? You live in the midwest, like right next to me, all you need to know how to speak is bar-talk.

haha, unless it's a hobby?

EVOLghost · 04.23.2009, 10:28 PM

I did....but then I suffered amnesia from a head injury.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 04.23.2009, 11:35 PM

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I did....but then I suffered amnesia from a head injury.

That reminds me, sorry about that head injury.

pbradley · 04.24.2009, 02:26 AM

My brother knows some Oshiwambo which is the closest I know anyone that can speak an African language.

phoenix · 04.24.2009, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by DeadDiscoDildo

Why are you learning it afterthefact? it's a hobby?

yeas. why? tell us.

afterthefact · 04.24.2009, 08:22 AM

Sort of a hobby. I don't know; it seems like the obivous thing here to learn would be Spanish, but the language and the culture don't interest me as much.

I may not do the Swahili thing either, I don't know. If I don't, I will either be doing French or Hindi.

Did you know, DDD, that there are actually quite a lot of French speaking people in Cincinnati? Not from France so much, but more from the French speaking African countries.

EVOLghost · 04.24.2009, 01:16 PM

I want to learn Japanese....and yeah....Spanish ain't that great.

Rob Instigator · 04.24.2009, 01:34 PM

it is not about great or not great. it is about being able to communicate. in chicago or in cincinnatti you will more than likely be able to use spanish dozens of times aday, compared to french, hindi or swahili.

afterthefact · 04.24.2009, 01:35 PM

Spanish is definately the more practical way to go, but I'm not a man known for his practicality.

EVOLghost · 04.24.2009, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

it is not about great or not great. it is about being able to communicate. in chicago or in cincinnatti you will more than likely be able to use spanish dozens of times aday, compared to french, hindi or swahili.

yeee.....I still want to learn japanese.

Glice · 04.24.2009, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by afterthefact

Spanish is definately the more practical way to go, but I'm not a man known for his practicality.

Fuck Swahili, you wanna learn yerself some Sandawe son.

k-krack · 04.24.2009, 01:43 PM

I can speak a bit of Makeshift Swahili.

afterthefact · 04.24.2009, 01:44 PM

It would be cool to learn a tribal language, maybe just between a group of friends. Then you could say whatever you want wherever you are, and people will not only be clueless about what you are saying, but will be bewildered by the language you are speaking.

Glice · 04.24.2009, 02:07 PM

Pidgen-sociolect? Oh, it's on.

phoenix · 04.26.2009, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by afterthefact

Sort of a hobby. I don't know; it seems like the obivous thing here to learn would be Spanish, but the language and the culture don't interest me as much.

I may not do the Swahili thing either, I don't know. If I don't, I will either be doing French or Hindi.

Did you know, DDD, that there are actually quite a lot of French speaking people in Cincinnati? Not from France so much, but more from the French speaking African countries.

a friend of mine a ways back was learning hindi before spending some time in india. hard as fuck, apparently.

phoenix · 04.26.2009, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

it is not about great or not great. it is about being able to communicate. in chicago or in cincinnatti you will more than likely be able to use spanish dozens of times aday, compared to french, hindi or swahili.

this is a good point, because you are going to pick up a language a lot quicker if you are able to speak it often as possible...

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afterthefact invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,886	Sort of a hobby. I don't know; it seems like the obivous thing here to learn would be Spanish, but the language and the culture don't interest me as much. I may not do the Swahili thing either, I don't know. If I don't, I will either be doing French or Hindi. Did you know, DDD, that there are actually quite a lot of French speaking people in Cincinnati? Not from France so much, but more from the French speaking African countries. __________________ "She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind." - Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle
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afterthefact invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,886	It would be cool to learn a tribal language, maybe just between a group of friends. Then you could say whatever you want wherever you are, and people will not only be clueless about what you are saying, but will be bewildered by the language you are speaking. __________________ "She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind." - Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle
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