maybe, but for words such as bombani, words have long been used by even other Tanzanian tribes its hard to tell who owned the word "first" but it doesn't matter now,
swahili is swahili and there's tons of dialects to it and new words keep on getting added to it every day, at some point it shall belong to no one and everyone.. i think
@MrAmbokile remember that Swahili also borrowed a few words from Zulu. That is one of them unlike others who say she took the title from Swahili. It means the same as in Swahili and Zulu.
@AthaBeat please rephrase that, Swahili DID NOT borrow words from Zulu, but rather took words from its own TANZANIAN tribes.. you have to understand that ALL Bantu people's language are intermixed.. ex, the word "Muntu"= Abantu
I am Tanzanian from a bantu tribe of Haya and i can understand lots of words from Zulu, Xhosa, Lingala, Rundi, Tutsi, Uganda, Rwandan, and lots more.. WE ARE ALL ONE PEOPLE from same ancestors... PEACE! <3
@we315tisini Swahili borrowed words from not just Tanzanian tribes, if you learned history, Swahili was spoken in a long stretch from Mogadishu in Somalia to Sofala in Mozambique on the coast, to the interior it went as deep as Kinshasa in Congo and other parts of Zaire, Kenya and Uganda and thus right now, Swahili has over 15 dialects ranging from regions it borrowed words. So that should tell you how deep Swahili has borrowed from other tribes and Zulu is one of them.
@AthaBeat FINE! But that just goes to show you that We are all connected in one way or another.. we are all bantu people, ex. I am a Haya-Ankole tribe and we use words like inkosikazi, abantu and bombani TRADITIONALLY.. are you going to claim that we borrowed them from ZULU? maybe Zulu's borrowed them from Central/East Africans since bantu migration began from central Africa, southwards.. point is no one owns the word! We jst have to learn to leave 2gether and praise both languages!.. PEACE! :)
@we315tisini using those similar words just tells me that there's a close link of Niger-Congo bantu between groups that went southward to the modern day areas of South Africa, Namibia & Botswana and groups that went eastward to the areas of Burundi, Uganda and Tanzania that is all. Do you remember the migration of people of Southern Africa up north during the Boer Wars in South Africa? People that later settled in southern Tanzania and the Mbeya/Rukwa region?
@AthaBeat ooh! :'( You've now made me homesick!.. Yes, there waslater migration of bantus from South to east,. There's abt 3 tribes that settle from SA a long ago and yes, during the boer wars, there were refugee camps in Tanzania to host South African refugees.. I went to a boarding school that was a refugee camp turned into schools after the war was over.. bt this reminds me of how sad coz Nyerere helped so much of Africa but he is never recognized same as Kwame n Madiba.. his fellows :(
@we315tisini So since the Boer war was at the end of 19th century during the German Colonial era where Swahili was being spread to mainland territories, does that confirm to you that some Swahili words borrowed from South African languages? . Because at that time, Swahili was only spoken along the coast and the trade routes that cut through Dodoma, Singida, Tabora & Kigoma.
@MrAmbokile : In this song, the word "Bombani" means "dress to kill" or "dress smart", U nga tshabi ntshumu nwana'nga means "dont be afraid of anything my child".
A living legend from Soweto, who has shared the stage with Steve Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Bono from U2 to name a few. Other musicians have died dreaming of getting such a platform. She has united Africa through her music and still entertaining the world.
I was just wondering what has become of her. I'm glad to know she's still alive and still making music. Does she have any know future concerts in the US? I'll love to go see her perform. That woman is a legend. She has a somewhat similar facial resemblance with Beyonce.
it i south african and yvonne being an african princess at times includes other languages not necessarily south african to try and identify with every african. I love her
what means bombani?
Raissa4965 5 months ago
She's unique.lol
reigns09 10 months ago
I've always love this song since the first time i heard it
but i dunno what it means just the freedom fighters' names
could someone pls help translate?
ishadosi 1 year ago
maybe, but for words such as bombani, words have long been used by even other Tanzanian tribes its hard to tell who owned the word "first" but it doesn't matter now,
swahili is swahili and there's tons of dialects to it and new words keep on getting added to it every day, at some point it shall belong to no one and everyone.. i think
we315tisini 1 year ago
In my native Tanzanian Bombani means...@ the Tap....i love her she is cuter than Beyonce!
MrAmbokile 1 year ago 3
@MrAmbokile remember that Swahili also borrowed a few words from Zulu. That is one of them unlike others who say she took the title from Swahili. It means the same as in Swahili and Zulu.
AthaBeat 1 year ago
@AthaBeat please rephrase that, Swahili DID NOT borrow words from Zulu, but rather took words from its own TANZANIAN tribes.. you have to understand that ALL Bantu people's language are intermixed.. ex, the word "Muntu"= Abantu
I am Tanzanian from a bantu tribe of Haya and i can understand lots of words from Zulu, Xhosa, Lingala, Rundi, Tutsi, Uganda, Rwandan, and lots more.. WE ARE ALL ONE PEOPLE from same ancestors... PEACE! <3
we315tisini 1 year ago
@we315tisini Swahili borrowed words from not just Tanzanian tribes, if you learned history, Swahili was spoken in a long stretch from Mogadishu in Somalia to Sofala in Mozambique on the coast, to the interior it went as deep as Kinshasa in Congo and other parts of Zaire, Kenya and Uganda and thus right now, Swahili has over 15 dialects ranging from regions it borrowed words. So that should tell you how deep Swahili has borrowed from other tribes and Zulu is one of them.
AthaBeat 1 year ago
@AthaBeat FINE! But that just goes to show you that We are all connected in one way or another.. we are all bantu people, ex. I am a Haya-Ankole tribe and we use words like inkosikazi, abantu and bombani TRADITIONALLY.. are you going to claim that we borrowed them from ZULU? maybe Zulu's borrowed them from Central/East Africans since bantu migration began from central Africa, southwards.. point is no one owns the word! We jst have to learn to leave 2gether and praise both languages!.. PEACE! :)
we315tisini 1 year ago
@we315tisini using those similar words just tells me that there's a close link of Niger-Congo bantu between groups that went southward to the modern day areas of South Africa, Namibia & Botswana and groups that went eastward to the areas of Burundi, Uganda and Tanzania that is all. Do you remember the migration of people of Southern Africa up north during the Boer Wars in South Africa? People that later settled in southern Tanzania and the Mbeya/Rukwa region?
AthaBeat 1 year ago
@AthaBeat ooh! :'( You've now made me homesick!.. Yes, there waslater migration of bantus from South to east,. There's abt 3 tribes that settle from SA a long ago and yes, during the boer wars, there were refugee camps in Tanzania to host South African refugees.. I went to a boarding school that was a refugee camp turned into schools after the war was over.. bt this reminds me of how sad coz Nyerere helped so much of Africa but he is never recognized same as Kwame n Madiba.. his fellows :(
we315tisini 1 year ago
@we315tisini So since the Boer war was at the end of 19th century during the German Colonial era where Swahili was being spread to mainland territories, does that confirm to you that some Swahili words borrowed from South African languages? . Because at that time, Swahili was only spoken along the coast and the trade routes that cut through Dodoma, Singida, Tabora & Kigoma.
AthaBeat 1 year ago
@MrAmbokile : In this song, the word "Bombani" means "dress to kill" or "dress smart", U nga tshabi ntshumu nwana'nga means "dont be afraid of anything my child".
mmatsatsi 11 months ago
this song makes me all warm inside out.....esp the drum uuummmmh. love you yvonne
tinatendi 1 year ago
a legend of african music. thank's from D.R. Congo
iwacunimulenge 2 years ago
True African Muzeek!
MrAmbokile 2 years ago
A living legend from Soweto, who has shared the stage with Steve Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Bono from U2 to name a few. Other musicians have died dreaming of getting such a platform. She has united Africa through her music and still entertaining the world.
Kleva4mi 2 years ago 6
I was just wondering what has become of her. I'm glad to know she's still alive and still making music. Does she have any know future concerts in the US? I'll love to go see her perform. That woman is a legend. She has a somewhat similar facial resemblance with Beyonce.
MF2335 2 years ago
Is this south african or mozambiquen? They sing in portuguese... pra cima pra baixo e tal.
333vasco 2 years ago
it i south african and yvonne being an african princess at times includes other languages not necessarily south african to try and identify with every african. I love her
tinatendi 2 years ago
minga chavi nchumu vananga
ushotee 2 years ago
Thank you for the video
50mujeres 3 years ago
Thank you the video.
50mujeres 3 years ago 2