Swahinglish!

One morning at Olasiti Lodge I ordered: mbili mayai na gibini na nyani. The cook looked surprised. Apparently I had ordered a baboon in my omelet! Instead of two eggs with cheese and tomatoes, I had used nyani (baboon) instead of nyanya (tomatoes)! You say tomato, I say baboon! At the Pangani ferry crossing, V, who is accomplished in Swahili, called a woman pregnant (tumbo--stomach--slang for pregnant) instead of inquiring about oranges (chungwa). Much laughter ensued...