Bantu words popularised in western cultures Bantu languages








bomba
bongos
bwana
candombe
chimpanzee
gumbo
hakuna matata
impala
indaba
jenga
jumbo
kalimba
kwanzaa
mamba
mambo
mbira
marimba
rumba
safari
samba
simba
ubuntu




^ vass, winifred kellersberger (1979). bantu speaking heritage of united states. center afro-american studies, university of california. p. 73. retrieved 7 september 2014. “here go looby-loo; here go looby-la (or looby-light) / here go looby-loo; on saturday night!” both of these luba words, lubilu (quickly, in hurry), , lubila (a shout) words still in common usage in republic of zaïre. 






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