Recently I decided to learn a bit of Swahili, and I have stumbled across a few things that I thought were quite interesting! For instance, did you know that "Safari" meant "Trip" in Swahili? I certainly didn't! And the old movie entitled "Hatari!" actually means "Danger!" in Swahili! Who knew!
Then, I found that "Simba" meant "Lion." There was, of course, a lion that went by the name of Simba, in the first season of Big Cat Diary, I believe. I had just assumed he was named after Simba from "The Lion King," which is still a possibility, but it could really go either way.
But I think it clear where the name of "Simba" came from for the Lion King. As a matter of fact, many of the characters have names that mean something else in other languages. For example, Ed, the hyena, is actually short for "Edward" in English. Below is a list of others.
- Nala - Gift
- Pumbaa - Simpleton
- Rafiki - Friend
- Sarabi - Mirage
- Shenzi - Uncouth
- Sarafina - Bright Star
- Banzai - Skulk, or Lurk
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