Swahili clock - Culture - Wazua

Welcome Guest

Wazua » Club SK » Culture » Swahili clock

2 Pages12>

Swahili clock

Options

Previous Topic · Next Topic

masukuma		#1 Posted : Tuesday, February 18, 2014 9:07:22 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,823 Location: Nairobi		the astounding time is how we translate in context... Quote: let's meet saa kumi na mbili Quote: tukutane six we are awesome!! this confuses the hell out of foreigners All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
Back to top		\| \| Edit by user: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 9:08 PM \| Reason: Not specified
User Profile

Rankaz13		#2 Posted : Tuesday, February 18, 2014 11:01:55 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 5/21/2013 Posts: 2,841 Location: Here		masukuma wrote: the astounding time is how we translate in context... Quote: let's meet saa kumi na mbili Quote: tukutane six we are awesome!! this confuses the hell out of foreigners Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.
Back to top		\|
User Profile

quicksand		#3 Posted : Tuesday, February 18, 2014 11:29:04 PM
Rank: Veteran Joined: 7/5/2010 Posts: 2,061 Location: Nairobi		If you think hard, you will find it odd that the first hour of day is in the middle of the night! The clock of the old swahili wazees is more sensible, the first hour starts to lapse soon as the sun comes out. ..there is a clear demarcation of light and dark. And really there is no sensible explanation why 00:00 is at midnight,..they pulled that one out of their ass...it became a convention that we now follow, just like London's Greenwich is the 0 degree longitude. Why not Tokyo or Machakos?
Back to top		WWW \|
User Profile

masukuma		#4 Posted : Tuesday, February 18, 2014 11:53:50 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,823 Location: Nairobi		quicksand wrote: If you think hard, you will find it odd that the first hour of day is in the middle of the night! The clock of the old swahili wazees is more sensible, the first hour starts to lapse soon as the sun comes out. ..there is a clear demarcation of light and dark. And really there is no sensible explanation why 00:00 is at midnight,..they pulled that one out of their ass...it became a convention that we now follow, just like London's Greenwich is the 0 degree longitude. Why not Tokyo or Machakos? indeed - why midnight? All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
Back to top		\|
User Profile

chepkel		#5 Posted : Wednesday, February 19, 2014 12:06:11 AM
Rank: Member Joined: 4/6/2010 Posts: 741 Location: Nairobi		Is it right to call the language Swahili?? I thought the people are the "Swahili" and the language is called "Kiswahili."
Back to top		WWW \|
User Profile

masukuma		#6 Posted : Wednesday, February 19, 2014 12:25:51 AM
Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,823 Location: Nairobi		chepkel wrote: Is it right to call the language Swahili?? I thought the people are the "Swahili" and the language is called "Kiswahili." Kiswahili is Swahili in Swahili All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
Back to top		\|
User Profile

chepkel		#7 Posted : Wednesday, February 19, 2014 1:18:10 AM
Rank: Member Joined: 4/6/2010 Posts: 741 Location: Nairobi		masukuma wrote: chepkel wrote: Is it right to call the language Swahili?? I thought the people are the "Swahili" and the language is called "Kiswahili." Kiswahili is Swahili in Swahili Hakuna kitu kama hiyo
Back to top		WWW \|
User Profile

urstill1		#8 Posted : Wednesday, February 19, 2014 3:24:23 AM
Rank: User Joined: 9/6/2013 Posts: 1,446 Location: In a house		masukuma wrote: chepkel wrote: Is it right to call the language Swahili?? I thought the people are the "Swahili" and the language is called "Kiswahili." Kiswahili is Swahili in Swahili You are so right. Just like Kiluhya, Kingereza, Kikamba, Kijaluo and so on and so forth. In English they become, Luhya, Englis, Kamba, Luo na kadhalika. I think Kikuyu is still Kikuyu. Maybe Gikuyu in English.
Back to top		\|
User Profile

captain kirk		#9 Posted : Wednesday, February 19, 2014 3:50:16 AM
Rank: Member Joined: 7/28/2013 Posts: 178		chepkel wrote: Is it right to call the language Swahili?? I thought the people are the "Swahili" and the language is called "Kiswahili." Hey there @Cheps, how are you? You back in the country. You are too quiet of late and its not good.
Back to top		\|
User Profile

chepkel		#10 Posted : Wednesday, February 19, 2014 4:07:27 AM
Rank: Member Joined: 4/6/2010 Posts: 741 Location: Nairobi		captain kirk wrote: Hey there @Cheps, how are you? You back in the country. You are too quiet of late and its not good. I am fine, Thank you. I show up once in a while Will be back in July for a couple of months.
Back to top		WWW \|
User Profile

2 Pages12>

Wazua » Club SK » Culture » Swahili clock

Forum Jump

You cannot post new topics in this forum.
You cannot reply to topics in this forum.
You cannot delete your posts in this forum.
You cannot edit your posts in this forum.
You cannot create polls in this forum.
You cannot vote in polls in this forum.

Watch this topic
Print this topic

Normal
Threaded