How is the J pronounced in Swahili
2007-01-19 09:53:09 · 3 answers · asked by LACANGEL9009 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I'm singing a song in Choir and Part of it is in Swahili and there was debate of how you pronounce it.
2007-01-19 10:02:18 · update #1
It's like a "j" or a soft "g" in English.
2007-01-19 09:57:56 · answer #1 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The J is pronounced like Americans pronounce the J.
Jambo (kiswahili) or
Jumbo (swahili)
means "hello" and is pronounced with the hard J.
2007-01-19 18:01:32 · answer #2 · answered by JAN W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Jambo! Habari gana? Mimi ni mzuri sana."
"Hi! How are you? I'm fine!"
I lived in Kenya when I was a child and had to learn some Swahili for my local primary (elementary) school.
The "j" is pronounced somewhere between a "dy" and a "j" For example:
"Jambo" is said "dyambo"!
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2007-01-20 02:15:33 · answer #3 · answered by Kathy P-W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋