Tanzania Slide Show

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Jenga!

Did you know that in Kiswahili kujenga means “to build?” If you just say jenga it is the command form of the verb, so you are saying “Build!” If that’s true, why do we say it when the tower is falling over? I guess we’re just anticipating having to start all over again.

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