4/16/2023 0 Comments Jambo bwana lyricsSalam aleikum simply means “peace be upon you. 80% of a conversation could be greetings!īut like in many countries where you don’t “look” like you speak a language, the most important Swahili greetings you have to know as a non-African are the first ones, the initiators.įor example, if you want to greet pretty much anyone in Zanzibar, it’s safe to start with the Islamic greeting salam aleikum (or more elaborately as-salamu aleikum, but you don’t need to get this fancy). This is what we realised when we got to Zanzibar and started learning all the ways of saying good morning, how are you, etc. “Salam Aleikum”: Using Muslim Greetings in Tanzania
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