Jambo
There are various uses of the word "jambo":
Encyclopedia
There are various uses of the word "jambo":
Swahili usage
The word
jambo is commonly used in
Swahili-speaking nations as a form of greeting. It's a simplified form of a common Swahili greeting that starts with "hujambo?",which is short for "Huna jambo?", literally meaning "you don't have an issue?". This is answered by "sijambo", short for "sina jambo", literally meaning "I don't have an issue". Loosely translated, the question "jambo?" means "how are you?" and the reply "jambo" means "I'm fine."
The use of "jambo" by
native Swahili speakers towards foreigners can be viewed in different lights. Sometimes a greeting of "jambo" is a friendly way of initiating cross-
cultural exchange with a simplified lexicon, while at other times the use of "jambo" as a greeting by Swahili speakers may imply a supposition that the person being greeted is a foreigner who does not know proper Swahili greetings.
Gorilla
Jambo is the name of a famous
gorilla who used to reside at the
Jersey Zoo, and helped change the public image of gorillas from wild and terrifying creatures to gentle social apes.
Heart of Midlothian F.C. supporters
Jambo is a slang word, for a supporter or player of
Heart of Midlothian, a
football club in
Edinburgh,
Scotland .
Brazilian fruit
Jambo is the name of a
fruit of
red exterior and
white interior that can be found in
Brazil.
UK wrestler
Jambo is the nickname of a young up and coming UK independent wrestler also known as Jamie "Jambo" Keith.
Jumbo
An
African
elephant imported into the
West during the
19th century was named "
Jumbo", which may have been a corruption of "jambo" or the similar Swahili word "jumbe," meaning "chief." Jumbo became a word used for large objects.
Jambo Networks
Jambo is the title
Web 2.0 program by Jambo Networks. Jambo takes its name from the
Swahili word for "hello" and is a unique, location-based messaging program. Jambo is best described as a fusion of messaging technologies, online classified sites, and social networking, all in real-time and linked together by users' physical location. Essentialy, Jambo utilizes WiFi enabled devices and existing WiFi connections to provide users with a sort of WiFi radar, so that Jambo users can see the type of people that are around the area, and go on to make revelevant connections that otherwise would have been missed.
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