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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Msafiri's animal features are similar to those of the {{w|Caracal}}. | *Msafiri's animal features are similar to those of the {{w|Caracal}}, a wild cat native to Africa. | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
*Msafiri is a Swahili word, meaning "Traveler"<ref>Wikitionary: [https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/msafiri Msafiri]</ref>. | *Msafiri is a Swahili word, meaning "Traveler"<ref>Wikitionary: [https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/msafiri Msafiri]</ref>. | ||
*Kula Bata is a Kiswahili slang popular in Tanzania, its litteral translation means "Eating Duck" but it can be understood as "Enjoying life" or "To relax" | *Kula Bata is a Kiswahili slang popular in Tanzania, its litteral translation means "Eating Duck" but it can be understood as "Enjoying life" or "To relax"<ref>Taylor & Francis Online: [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311983.2026.2617061#d1e324 Semantic extension of the verb kula ‘eat’ in Swahili]</ref>. | ||
==Other Languages== | ==Other Languages== | ||