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Marketing - Marketing / Market Research | | English term or phrase: Jambo | We are working on a project where a character is visiting many different countries in the world. We're introducing the countries with a short line of copy starting with an official greeting of the country - i.e. for France, he'll say "Bonjour I'm in France..."
We are trying to find a generic greeting for Tanzania / Kenya that is authentic but this seems to be quite open to debate. So we would like the greeting we've found confirmed accurate or if there is a better suggestions. |
| | | Swahili translation:"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" |
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