What is the Swahili word for journey?
Safari Safari A safari () is an overland journey, usually a trip by tourists in Africa. In the past, the trip was often a big-game hunt, but today, safaris are often to observe and photograph wildlife—or hiking and sightseeing, as well. The Swahili word "safari" means "journey," originally from the Arabic سفر (safar) meaning "a journey"; the verb for "to travel" in Swahili is "kusafiri". These words are used for any type of journey, e.g. by bus from Nairobi to Mombasa or by ferry from Dar es Salaam to Unguja. "Safari" entered the English language at the end of the 1850s
Swahili language part conveyed by Arabic-speaking Muslim inhabitants. For example, the Swahili word for "book" is , traceable back to the Arabic word (from the root "k-t-b" "write"). However, the Swahili plural form of this word ("books") is , following Bantu grammar in which is reanalysed as a nominal class prefix, whose plural is . Swahili is a Bantu language of the Sabaki branch. In Guthrie's geographic classification, Swahili is in Bantu zone G, whereas the other Sabaki languages are in zone E70, commonly under the name "Nyika." Local folk-theories of the language have often considered Swahili to be a mixed language