Cat Tale
November 18, 2012
I find my father situated on his mat outside the complex late at night motioning me to sit. “Kulala, kulala.” I tell him, as a couple of neighborhood boys mock my drowsy voice by the Bungo tree. But I sit anyway, mentally preparing myself for another night of comical interactions using Swahili. I flop down next to my sassy mother and her cat. She laughs while running her mouth off as I stare at her with a dumbfound expression. “Unajua?” she asks. (more...)
tags: Language, Culture
location: Pemba North, Tanzania, Tanzania