Bongo

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Dar es Salaam; street smart

"Mimi ni bongo (I'm from Dar)"

Nickname for Dar es Salaam or Tanzania in general (literally “brains,” implying you need brains to survive there).

Originally meaning “brain,” Bongo is slang for Dar es Salaam or Tanzania in general – implying one must have brains to survive there.

"“Ili uishi Bongo lazima uwe mjanja” (“To live in Bongo you must be clever”)"

Originally meaning brain, Bongo is slang for Dar es Salaam or Tanzania in general – implying one must have brains to survive there

"Ili uishi Bongo lazima uwe mjanja (To live in Bongo you must be clever)"

Ainsi/donc (Thus/therefore)

"Bongo, totika likambo (So, let's leave the matter)"

Donc, alors (So, therefore)

"Bongo, tokende wapi? (So, where are we going?)"

Cerveau, intelligence (Brain, intelligence) - slang

"Tumia bongo (Use your brain)"

Famille présidentielle (Presidential family)

"Les Bongo ont régné longtemps. (The Bongos ruled for a long time.)"

Muziki wa Tanzania (Tanzanian music)

"Bongo flava (Bongo flava)"

Tanzania/nchi yetu (Tanzania/our country)

"Maisha ya Bongo ni magumu lakini tunasonga (Life in Bongo is hard but we're moving forward)"