Yussuf.net Quiz 49: language in culture and media

Questions

  1. What African language was featured in The Lion King soundtrack?
  2. Which African language has popular soap operas in South Africa?
  3. What is the role of griots in West African culture?
  4. What is the Swahili word for “peace”?
  5. What language is used in the greeting “As-salamu alaykum”?
  6. Which African language is commonly used in Nollywood films?
  7. What is the meaning of “Ubuntu” in Zulu?
  8. What does “Hakuna Matata” mean?
  9. What language is spoken in Ethiopian Orthodox Church liturgy?
  10. What is the name of the South African radio station that broadcasts in Xhosa?

Answers

  1. Swahili
  2. Zulu
  3. Oral historians/storytellers
  4. Amani
  5. Arabic
  6. Yoruba
  7. “I am because we are” (community/humanity)
  8. “No worries”
  9. Geʽez
  10. Umhlobo Wenene FM