Sayings from the Machame Language: Methali Za Lugha Ya Kimachame (Swahili Edition) [Swahili]

By Flora M. Popenoe

Upon the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, the Machame people have taught their youth, expressed their culture, and interpreted everyday situations through traditional proverbs and sayings for centuries. These sayings, for the first time, are collected in the original Machame language alongside translations into Swahili and English to make them accessible to a global audience. The author collected every proverb by direct contact with residents of the Machame area--both while a child growing up in the area and through extensive conversations with elders.Many readers in the global North will associate Machame with one of the most popular tourist hiking routes to ascend Mount Kilimanjaro. The Machame Gate is a main entrance to the national park enveloping this majestic mountain. On the other hand, for centuries before any foreign traveler climbed this mountain, Machame has been a homeland to a small nation of foothill residents. Through its careful translations, this book creates a new link between the ancient culture of the Machame people, the broader East African population of Swahili speakers, and speakers of English around the world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Swahili
• ISBN: 1511855339
• ISBN13: 9781511855334
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
• Length: 38 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.6" x 0.1" x 6.7"