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| What's in a name? Many TLK names have meanings behind their names, so here are the meanings of my characters: |
| LARANI: La--means 'eat; no; never' I couldn't find a meaning for 'ra' but 'ni' means 'a form of "to be" ' Other swahili names sounding like Larani are: "Hadharani", meaning 'brown' and "Karani", meaning 'secretary'! (Larani is a made-up name.) |
| SAVANNA: grassland |
| KAMILA: 'Ka' means 'and then' and 'Mila' means 'culture'. |
| LAMAKI: no stoutness |
| MTWALI: 'Wali' means 'rice'. |
| TAMANI: hope ATHARI: scar KATI: middle KANU: wild cat KALI: hot; wild; fierce MALAIKA: son; child AMIRI: leader TAFUNA: bite ZARI: lace LANI: curse IMARA: strength LIMAO: lemon KASARO: 3/4 (three-fourths) KILUA: [liana] flower LIA: cry DAMA: earth SANAMU: image TIMIZA: perfect SAKITU: [white] frost SAFURA: pale KITANA: comb SHETANI: devil; evil spirit TAKA: dirt SIMBA: brave, lion SARABI: mirage KIARA: dark one* NALA: a drink of water* SARAFINA: bright star PUMBAA: simpleton NUKA: stink; smell KOVU: scar ZIRA: hate |