Using English names for African wildlife is 'jarring', a BBC Springwatch presenter has claimed. Gillian Burke said she prefers to refer to animals by their traditional Swahili names rather than those ...

Celebrities with Swahili names include actress Taraji P. Henson, whose first name means “hope” and whose middle name (Penda) means “love.” In “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (2008), nursing home ...

Once just an obscure island dialect of an African Bantu tongue, Swahili has evolved into Africa’s most internationally recognised language. It is peer to the few languages of the world that boast over ...

Black girl names are deeply meaningful, often symbolizing beauty, strength, and spirituality. Some names, like Aaliyah and Amira, have Arabic roots, while others, like Thandiwe and Xolani, come from ...

THE demand for Mr. Greenway's modest little “Dictionary of Swahili-Botanical-English Plant Names”, having been greater than was expected, has caused the author to prepare a second edition which is ...