Message: "Re: African name" - Behind the Name

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Re: African name

by Pavlos (guest)

11/14/2005, 6:10 AM

in reply to a message by Miranda

Mwiva is the "closest" word in Swahili I could find -- a kind of fish : http://research.yale.edu/cgi-bin/swahili/main.cgi?right_frame_src=http%3A//research.yale.edu/cgi-bin/swahili/lookup.cgi%3FWord%3Dmwiva%26EngP%3D0%26SUBMIT2%3DLook+Up
I seriously doubt there is any relation, however.
How about calling the Embassy of Tanzania in Washington DC ? The number is (202) 9396125

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