lionking

06:23 Oct 22, 2001
English to Swahili translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
English term or phrase: lionking
I need this word in an african language for a musical...Maybe its possible more translations for the word LionKing
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5Simba Mfalme
Paul Kariuki
4simba mfalme
Margaret Schroeder


  

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simba mfalme


Explanation:
From the first link below:

"The well-celebrated Disney movie, 'The Lion King' features several Swahili words, for example 'simba' (lion), 'rafiki' (friend), as the names of the characters. The Swahili phrase 'hakuna matata' (No troubles or no problems) was also used in that movie."



    Reference: http://www.glcom.com/hassan/swahili_history.html
    Reference: http://www.freedict.com/onldict/swa.html
Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Local time: 14:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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lion king
Simba Mfalme


Explanation:
Usually the lion is referred to as the king of the jungle or king of all animals - Mfalme wa Wanyama

So translating lion king to swahili does not sound right

Paul Kariuki
Kenya
Local time: 23:37
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Native speaker of: Native in SwahiliSwahili, Native in KikuyuKikuyu
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