In honor of Christmas, here are some examples of Christmas/holiday greetings in a *few* of the languages spoken in Africa:
Greeting | Language |
Geseënde Kersfees | Afrikaans |
Afishapa | Akan |
መልካም ገና | Amharic |
Ala ka Noeli diya | Bamanankan |
Khrisimasi yabwino | Chichewa (Nyanja) |
Ni ti Burunya Chou | Dagbani |
Blunya na wo | Éwé |
Barka da Kirsimatikuma | Hausa |
Ala ye Nowɛli diya | Jula (Dioula) |
Umunsi Mwiza | Kinyarwanda |
Mbotama Malamu | Lingala |
Tratry ny Krismasy | Malagasy |
Mwisuka Sekukulu | Soga (Lusoga) |
Kirismas wacan | Somali |
Krismasi Njema (Heri ya Krismasi) | Swahili |
Ikrismesi emnandi | Xhosa |
Ikini ọdun keresimesi | Yoruba |
Jabulela Ukhisimusi | Zulu |
I hope that you have a wonderful Christmas season as we celebrate Jesus, birth. Merry Christmas to you all!