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Swahili translation: "Hujambo" or "Hamjambo"
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| 5 +1 | "Hujambo" or "Hamjambo" |
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peer agreement (net): +1| jambo "Hujambo" or "Hamjambo" Explanation: "Jambo" is a form initially used for turists, now it is used especially by joung people. The correct forms are "Hujambo" if you greet a single person, "Hamjambo" if you greet more than one person. A single person answers "Sijambo", the group "Hatujambo" Reference: http://www.vessella.it Reference: http://www.swahili.it/glossword/ |
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| jambo habari gani Explanation: Habari gani - how are you? singular Habari zenyu - how are you? plural This is more common in the hinterland. Hujambo is more common at the coast, though both are used and universally understood. |
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