Some names for your characters and their meanings Jioni meaning Dusk Jua meaning Sun Mwezi meaning Moon Mkali meaning Bright Kuwinda meaning Hunt Umeme meaning.

Swahili names in lion king. And our teachers of the meaning of hakuna matada need a mention here too. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. As one of the most accurate name selections of The Lion King franchise Ziras Swahili name is the perfect description for her character.

What are the Swahili words in The Lion King. Lion Swahili Simba the prince of the Pride Lands and son of King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi grows into a fairly wild and carefree adult after living a rambunctious and arrogant cubhood. Only one character has a Swahili name to match his species Simba while the others have descriptive names.

Nala Simbas dear friend and betrothed is bestowed with the name gift or beloved which is what Nala means in Swahili and her mothers name Sarafina means bright star. The most famous expression from the movie hakuna matata is. All other names are real Swahili names.

All of that changes when he meets Rafiki. But I think it clear where the name of Simba came from for the. Sarah Mirza refers to the Swahili used in The Lion Guard as Swinglish which is Half English and half Swahili By this she is most likely referring to the fact that though Swahili is incorporated.

Timon means respect while Pumbaa means slow-witted. The majority of the names in the popular Lion King franchise have Swahili origins. My favorites are Bunga Kion Nala Rafiki and Zazu Share your favorites in the comments.

I_love_lion king566 In the LK movies there are alot of names that are in Swahili. Sarah Mirza has revealed a number of Swahili words that are planned to be used in The Lion Guard. Vitani was originally going to be called Shetani which means devil.