Mervyn, Your Swahili is probably better than mine but for those who need a brush up, the "M class" in Swahili applies to persons or people. A person from the Goan tribe would be called "Mgoa." People from the Goan tribe are called "Wagoa." The "K class" is used for non-living things or objects. I have not heard a Swahili speaker call a person "Ki-goa" or for that mater, use "Vi-goa" as plural. Mervyn BTW, FN, in the last 24 hours you have bombarded Goanet with info from/about exotic locations like Nigeria, Aden, Britain, Bahama's, Uganda, etc. Can you take a few minutes to touch homebase and let us know who is on the Goanet Administrative Team?
>________________________________ >From: Mervyn Maciel <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 2:34:24 AM >Subject: [Goanet] Would a bandmaster general be described as/called a Mugoowa >-Reply to FN > > >I think the correct Ki-Swahili word would be MGoa, (a person from Goa) >just as >one would refer to some Kenya tribes as, Mkamba, Mkisii, Mmeru etc. to >describe >people from Ukambani, Kisii or Meru districts. > Swahili scholars on this forum are free to correct me if I'm wrong? > > >Mervyn Maciel > > >
