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'Boma ye'

posted 17 years ago by jerry4444
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What language is that, please? Cheers!!

[–] Theo87 17 years ago

right, the language is missing on the imdb page. i don't know though what they speak in zaire/congo.

[–] jerry4444 17 years ago

I was hoping for a quick answer from the experts here....

[–] SmokedSalim 17 years ago

its swahili... thats the language in zaire
its the same in lion king... hakuna matata is in swahili

[–] jerry4444 17 years ago

Thanks, SmokedSalim. How does one say 'hello' & 'thank you' in Swahili, please?

[–] Natty88 17 years ago

Jambo is Hello and Kwaheri is Good bye.
Try this website, it has "useful Swahili"

http://www.masai-mara.com/mmsw.htm

xXx

[–] LEDOS10 17 years ago

The language isn't swahili It's LINGUALA.
They do speak swahili in Zaire but mainly in the eastern part of the country.
"Boma Ye" literally word for word means "Kill him" but in the context of the fight it meant "knock him out".

[–] Kudahl 17 years ago

btw, it's spelled with a u.

[–] rwsmith29456 15 years ago

I got the impression that it mean't, "A-li, four more years!" because that's what they say right before everybody starts saying "A-li, Boma ye!" Can anybody else help with this?

[–] eddiewinehosen 9 years ago

Are you trolling?? They even say in the movie that the literal meaning of the words are "kill him". They are chanting "Ali kill him".