6 Phrases Americans Should Know in Kenya

[@TravelCheckIns]

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[@jaynewanjira3541]

Sina actually means i don't have. No in Swahili means Hapana or in Broken Street Swahili it means Apana

[@jaynewanjira3541]

With habari too you could also just say a general habari yako which means how are you or like you said how are you. Without necessarily mentioning the time of the day like morning, afternoon, etc. But yyou are doiong good so far.

[@jaynewanjira3541]

Ngapi. /like Nga- pee. Kind of pronunciation.

[@ndutagatune]

Common swahili questions: Unaenda wapi? (U-na-e-nda wa-pi?) - Where are you going? Ni saa ngapi? - What's the time? Unaitwa nani? (U-na-i-twa na-ni?) - What's your name? Utakula nini? (U-ta-kula ni-ni?) - What will you eat? Nimeenda Village Market ( Ni-me-enda Village Market) - I'm going to the Village Market

[@njega]

In Kenya, Habari Yako is enough as it can be used anytime. In Tanzania, they use Habari alongside the time but that is not common in Kenya (it gives you away as a foreigner). The easiest greeting is "sasa?" and the response is "poa".

[@moseshunja1792]

Mambo (mostly used in Nairobi): Street greeting like saying Hi in English. Jambo: Proper Kiswahili mostly relegated to visitors as a general greeting.

[@TravelCheckIns]

Thanks for the clarification. It makes sense now why there are two variations.

[@gikanganjugi6116]

Congrats guys. What matters most is the effort you are putting. And locals really appreciate that. Ķeep it up. kiswahili is pretty easy to learn so long as you have the interest.

[@TravelCheckIns]

Thanks, we appreciate the encouragement! 🙏

[@Ella-hu6ds]

Kenyans LOVE it when we see you trying 😊 American accents also sound funny when pronouncing Kiswahili words so instantly it will make me smile when i hear it

[@TravelCheckIns]

We get smiles all of the time which clues us in on the fact that we must sound funny speaking Kiswahili with our American accents.😅 It’s ended up being a nice ice breaker when meeting new people. We have a Kenyan friend who mimics American accents and he makes us laugh hearing how Americans sound from his point of view. 🤣

[@Ella-hu6ds]

@TravelCheckIns So I thought I'd share with you some more words we use as greeting "phrases" in Nairobi. They are very casual, less formal . Usually common with the young crowd. Sasa? Niaje? Eeyy.. Sema? How to respond to them Sasa- Fiti Niaje- Poa Sema- Poa / Niko Poa (I'm Good) I think Kiswahili words are pretty easy to learn because they’re short and often just one syllable.

[@TravelCheckIns]

@@Ella-hu6ds thanks for these! We hear these used amongst our friends. Noted.📝

[@janembevi8932]

Very true

[@papd3532]

@@TravelCheckIns Every ethnic group apart from the Waswahili of Tanganyika,Kenya,Zanzibar,Pemba,Pate,Lamu,Malagasy,Somalia,Mozambique etc typically have an underlying unique accent while speaking Kiswahili if it is not their native language . Asian Kenyans or White Kenyans and Asian Tanzanians or White Tanzanians can also speak with unique intonations and accents .

[@DalvinceOt3]

Your pronunciation is perfect Saida keep using the same words!

[@TravelCheckIns]

Thanks for the encouragement! 😊

[@charlesmacharia7446]

Another Swahili word I recommend learning is ‘Hapana,’ which simply means ‘No.’ It can be used politely yet firmly to express disapproval in various situations. For example, when bargaining over the price of an item, if a seller quotes an unreasonably high price, you can respond with a firm ‘Hapana,’ which may prompt them to reconsider and offer a fairer deal. Similarly, this word can help fend off a persistent beggar in the streets, conveying your stance respectfully but decisively.

[@TravelCheckIns]

Thanks for the tip, we'll definitely add that to our list. 🙏

[@muragegitari6052]

Thank you❤❤❤❤. I am Kenyan and I will show this video to my swahili club students in a UK college. I have been looking for one with simple conversation swahili-English translation. I suggest the following informal swahili phrases: hiyo ni bei kali sana (the price is too high); punguza bei (reduce the price); sawa (ok) or (fine); nipe maji (give me water)- this also applies when buying water; ...

[@alexchui3511]

Glad to see you guys showing interest in learning the language and actually practise speaking it. What you have to put in mind first is that in Nairobi, Kiswahili is very fluid and its jumbled up in so many languages - vernacular, English and street slang. It is generally called "sheng" which is something akin to a local patois. Having said that, I have to commend Germaine for his pronunciation, the way he pronounces baadae/baadaye and mchana were spot on. The thing with Kiswahili, don't rush words when speaking like you would do with English, all letters, vowels and consonants are pronounced just like all syllables. Like you have rightly identified Kiswahili just like Spanish are highly phonetic languages, stress is put on all letters and the "r" is pronounced with emphasis. Germaine was right baadaye is later, goodbye is kwaheri. Also drop the jambo word and just use mambo or sasa or if you want to be formal habari. If you say mambo the obvious reply would be poa (good) or nzuri/mzuri if replying to habari. Now these are some of the words you can pick out easily: Yangu = mine Yake = his/hers Yao = theirs Yetu = ours Food = chakula Chai = tea Kisu = knife Spoon = kijiko Cup = kikombe Plate = sahani Kuja = come Enda/twende = go/let's go Kuja = come Nyumba/nyumbani = house/home Road/street = barabara Gari = car Sorry = samahani/pole Numbers: Moja = one Mbili = two Tatu = three Four = Nne Five = tano Six = sita Seven = saba Eight = nane Nine = tisa Ten = kumi Hundred = mia Two hundred = mia mbili (and repeated for all other numbers) Thousand = elfu Million = milioni Hopefully this can start you off. Remember Kiswahili has also borrowed words from Arabic and English primarily.

[@TravelCheckIns]

Asante sana for the great information! I'm really excited to keep learning.

[@skyisnotthelimit6635]

You guys are hilarious, always watching. 🇰🇪🇺🇸

[@TravelCheckIns]

Thanks fam!

[@pmwiky]

The beauty about Swahili from a pronunciation stand point is that words are pronounced exactly as they are written.

[@Colourbash]

That explanation only works if your phonics are the same as ours. American English phonics are not the same.

[@TravelCheckIns]

It works for many words, but not everything. For example for the word mchana we see mc-hana because mc = mick for us. Another word Nyayo we see ny-a-yo because Nya = ni-yu in the US. 😊

[@TravelCheckIns]

Thanks!😊

[@muragegitari6052]

Saidah; dude you mention that your firstborn is 31? And you don't even look 40! Keep eating what you are eating.❤❤❤❤

[@TravelCheckIns]

Wow, thank you! ❤️

[@juliusmurage4143]

"Nisaidie" - Help me. "Tusaidie" - Help us.

[@TravelCheckIns]

Thank you! These words are new to us and have been noted. 📝

[@juliusmurage4143]

@TravelCheckIns One more "Saidia" - Help!

[@TravelCheckIns]

@@juliusmurage4143 thank you! 😊

[@ajmwa1982]

Cool conversation

[@t0n0k0]

For some Americans these words may ring a bell and are all Kiswahili. Jenga - Build (the game) Siri - Secret (the🍎 pple) Safari - Journey *Pumba - Idiot *Hakuna Matata - No worries/chill(*king lion and stuff) *Simba - Lion *Rafiki - Friend Kwanza(a) - First (religion tingz) Uhuru - Freedom (universal)

[@t0n0k0]

Since these words are used commonly by Americans don't try to pronounce them differently, we get and it will come to you naturally. But it should give you confidence to speak more and more in Kiswahili. Edit: I just realised we have a commonwealth of language here. Canadians with Caribou{karibu} (welcome)and English Shamba(Garden/farm)

[@jameskaimenyi6287]

Word :- Neno One word:- Neno moja Bye:- Kwaheri

[@RoneyNgala]

"Karibu" ~ _'Carry-boo'_ Your Swahili is sweet in a 'babyish' way 🥰.Your accent makes it sound like an annoucement more than a conversation... Almost Chinese. ☺ You know that voice that tells you the current floor number in an elevator/lift? That one. Karibuni Kenya. 🤗

[@TravelCheckIns]

Thanks for the laugh! 😄 I agree. 🤣

[@panafrican.nation]

Proud that we uniquely adopted an African language in Eastern Africa as a national/official language, across multi-ethnic and multi-national borders. Spoken in 8+ countries, including Eastern Congo and the Comoros islands. Not through (colonial) coercion but to foster African integration. Uganda dropped the ball but they're teaching it in schools now. _Baadaye_ is a good word to use for "bye", just like Germaine did. Means "later" (alligator), just like in English. _Kwaheri_ is a bit more formal.. _Siku njema_ = good day!

[@TravelCheckIns]

Language is definitely a tool that can unite people and nations. Thanks for new words you shared. We are adding them to our vocabulary notes.

[@RoshaniLifeStyle]

I love this!

[@TravelCheckIns]

Glad to hear it! ❤️🙌🏾

[@karonebuguss2616]

interchange asante with shukran (arabic/swahili word for thanks) sometimes..

[@TravelCheckIns]

Noted. 📝 Thanks for the suggestion.

[@constancengengi1128]

kwa heri - bye safiri salama- travel safe

[@TravelCheckIns]

Okay!! We have noted safiri salama. 📝 I can see us using that often. 😊

[@peterkingmwania9656]

Your effort is commendable

[@harryjumlai6558]

Street kids in Nairobi target anyone who is dressed nicely or appears to be a visitor, even from another town. Complexion doesn’t matter much, as there are many light-skinned individuals within the country.

[@TravelCheckIns]

That makes sense. We couldn’t pin down what it is that makes us stand out, but we’ve gotten some feedback from friends that has helped. The clothes could certainly be a dead giveaway.

[@papd3532]

@@TravelCheckIns Also constantly walking with your mouth open globally gives tourist vibes .

[@dblaze9757]

Baadaye is somewhat informal, kwaheri is more formal goodbye. Ya’ll are making good progress.

[@jnzeti]

And Saidah youre right, any word with letter R you roll the r. Hapoy learning ❤

[@TravelCheckIns]

😅 Thanks! I am really enjoying the process.

[@NjeWane01-e2i]

You guys are officially Kenyan - Sina mpesa 😁😁😁😁😁. Saida you have a natural tongue for Swahili. We are so proud of both of you. Try to learn Swahili sanifu if you really want to integrate further. The best Swahili spoken in Tanzania which we Kenyans try to emulate. Tanzanians tend to laugh at Kenyans about this as they say we pronouce this a bit off or with a mix of English. Its often spoken more at the Kenyan coast. Anyway if you want try to listen to the daily 7pm news of the local tv stations like Citizen to Nation tv and hear how the newscasters speak. The essence of swahili is a language where all the letters are pronounced and pronounced slowly so that the richness of the phonetics can be expressed/appreciated. I hope am not confusing you. But great job to both of you. I can see you both have intent to integrate - much appreciated. It comes in handy as you go on your mission trips as well. Germain you need to be calling Saida "Mpenzi" means "my love".

[@jnzeti]

Great work learning the simple words❤. We Kenyans love it when you try and learn Kiswahili and even the local languages if you go to the country Dont worry keep practising youll get the intonations right:)

[@TravelCheckIns]

We appreciate the encouragement. 😊 We have experienced life in the country in regards to language. When we go, none of the Kiswahili words we’ve learned are of any use so we are also learning some Maasai and Ndorobo mother tongue. It’s challenging

[@jnzeti]

@@TravelCheckIns oh yes I overlooked that. Even I don't know Maasai or Ndorobo. The beauty of Kenya is the many languages and ethnicities of the people united by Kiswahili.

[@historiayetu1665]

@@TravelCheckIns Maasai,ndorobo,rendile and samburu all speak the same language maa. But Ndorobo and rendile have their own languages but they can all speak maa or swahili. Just learning swahili is enough because it is our national language.

[@triciasamuels6372]

Habari yako is how are you and you can use anytime of day and more commonly used locally to say hello to anyone anytime.locals will not usually separate to the time of day.the mchana asubuhi e.t.c is correct but more common in the coast region.If you want to sound more local I would use just say habari yako. Mambo is casual used as you would hi to your pals family e.t.c .but y'all are doing great though.Kenyans definitely appreciate whe foreigners try to speak local languages we don't judge the accent just that you are trying is cute🎉

[@TravelCheckIns]

Thanks so much! This was helpful. I was hearing Habari yako a lot and wondered if I could use it as a shorter version versus including the time of day. 😊🙌🏾🎉

[@SGOA32178]

i know of places you can learn proper kiswahili at an affordable price. Really really good teachers, very professional. Research a bit on this because Nairobians speak Nairobian they will teach you slang

[@TravelCheckIns]

We have come to realize there are variations of Kiswahili. When we use dome phrases we’ve learned on our language app our friends laugh and share the slang version. 🤣 We appreciate the feedback fam!

[@njorogegitomeh7543]

Karibu nyumbani (welcome home) or karibu kwetu nyumbani (welcome to our home)

[@TravelCheckIns]

Asante

[@triciasamuels6372]

Oh and when they ask you how are you back .. nzuri:good Nzuri sana: very good And if you wanna be swahili posh use Salama or Salama sana.

[@TravelCheckIns]

We’ve been using nzuri, but will switch it up and use salama sana instead. Thanks fam!

[@pmwiky]

Niko poa - I'm good

[@LilianAdina-m5p]

Baadaye -later Tuta onana baadaye -will see each other later

[@TravelCheckIns]

Tuta onana baadaye has been a tongue twister for us so we’ve dropped it for baadaye. We will continue practicing it though. 😅

[@RoneyNgala]

@@TravelCheckIns Baadaye is just complete. Or you can use a contraction of the toungue twister, 😅which is "tuonane baadaye". We will see each other - later ~ (tuta onana - baadaye) We see each other... ~ (tuonane...).

[@lucymbugua-ej4ds]

Jambo - Hey how are you. Mambo - How are things. Jambo is used mostly in the tourism sector and people from Mombasa. Reply Mzuri. But Mambo you'll hear it oftenly. Reply Poa.

[@TravelCheckIns]

Thanks for the tips! We’re trying to learn as much as we can!

[@lucymbugua-ej4ds]

Jaribu zaidi utaweza. Keep on trying, you'll make it.

[@atienooketch4904]

Never use Jambo, people 😂. It's so touristy. No one around here uses it except for tourists. Mambo is more common. A casual day to day greeting. Mambo is basically heey/hi...the reply is Poa or Poa sana. More common is "Sasa" and the answer is still "Poa/Poa Sana". Otherwise, good job, guys!❤

[@Michaelcn515]

Jambo /mambo is a foreigner straight up

[@TravelCheckIns]

🤣😆

[@jaynewanjira3541]

He got it. Its tuonane baadaye. which means see yall later. Or kwaheri which means bye.

[@TravelCheckIns]

Asante

[@juliusmurage4143]

"Kwaheri" is a simple way of saying "bye"

[@TravelCheckIns]

Can we use badaaye as well? What’s the difference in the two?

[@jacobsladder890]

@TravelCheckIns Baadaye means "later." It's the informal way of saying bye. So yes, you may use it when not in a formal setting.

[@TravelCheckIns]

@@jacobsladder890 thanks! 😊

[@RoneyNgala]

@@TravelCheckIns Kwaheri (Goodbye) is more formal in speech as compared to "baadaye", and is mostly used when you're departing/leaving for a long period or when traveling - _but not restricted to those instances._ Baadaye on the other hand means "later"; like we meet later in the day, or even when intending to end a phone call, or a conversation hurriedly, you can say baadaye; equivalent to "laters".

[@korirvtl]

Saidah your pronounciation is almost perfect. Dont ever say Jambo, say mambo or Sasa. Jambo is only used by tourist. Ive never said Jambo. Mambo is popular actualy. Habari is too formal

[@historiayetu1665]

Tuonane baadaye- see you later. Kwaheri- Goodbye.

[@tdunde]

Goodbye - kwaheri. You will need a book with written swahili words as you walk around. :)

[@PapBob-jg7rd]

Dr Maulana Karenga(born Robert McKinley Everett adopting swahili names) a pan-Africanist founded KWANZAA(first fruits) in 1966 celebrated by black in US and diaspora . He studied Swahili and other African-racial/ethnic languages and is professor Africana studies at Cal state long beach . He advocated Swahili as a unification language for black in continent and black in diaspora . President Julius Nyerere adopted Swahili in Tanzania as a language of unification making Tanganyika less ethnic than their neighbors .

[@patriciamuenimulwa1808]

Kwaheri-goodbye.wewe ni wetu saidah.

[@TravelCheckIns]

@@patriciamuenimulwa1808 asante sana.

[@papd3532]

Idi Amin of Uganda banned Swahili claiming it was a language of resistance until he was removed by General Tito Okello, Gen David Oyite Ojok and General Bazillio Olara Okello in 1979 . President Milton Obote who replaced Idi Amin in 1979 allowed Swahili while Yoweri Museveni just recently required schools in Uganda to teach Swahili like in schools like in Kenya and Tanzania . South Africa schools also adopting Swahili .

[@papd3532]

At least 20million native Swahili speakers worldwide . At least 200 million as a second language . Wa-swahili (admixture black coastal bantu, Arab, some Persian etc) are group found in Kenya, Tanganyika, Zanzibar, Pate, Lamu , Southern Somali, Malagasy or Madagascar, Mozambique, Seychelles, Comoros etc .

[@irenenyoro6662]

Goodbye can also be kwaheri

[@TravelCheckIns]

🫡

[@Mundia.]

Sina = I don't have Apana = No Kwaheri = goodbye

[@TravelCheckIns]

We appreciate you!🎉

[@jeremytendwa1512]

Baadaye-later

[@TravelCheckIns]

We’ve been using this word a lot more recently. We add a new word to use in our daily interactions each week. Thanks for the feedback.

[@Booshbr]

Hello guys I love your videos so much...If you wannna learn Kenyan Swahili then duolingo wont do you justice..Swahili on duolingo is mostly perfect swahili spoken by Tanzanians...For Kenyan swahili you just need someone who knows it to teach you....If you speak duolingo swahili to a Kenyan, most of the time they wont understand...

[@TravelCheckIns]

Good to know! Thanks for the tip. 💯

[@irenenyoro6662]

Jabari yako can also be answered with salama ( which is well or fine)

[@TravelCheckIns]

Asante

[@telegrphavenuetv]

Yako(in almost every country) = your(s)

[@TravelCheckIns]

👌🏾

[@jwes9775]

You should know alot of Nairobians speak slang kiswahili called Sheng, the Jambo word turns to Niaje, Or Vipi etc. Kaka means Boy or brother Dada means girl or sister so 'Vipi Kaka, uko poa?', means 'Whats up ma boy, u good? Poa means good, or cool 'uko' may mean 'are you' depending on context. 'uko wapi' means 'where are you' Utiaji means bullshit so 'wacha utiaji' means 'stop the bullshit' 'Wacha' means Stop Fala means stupid or idiot- so wacha ufala means 'dont be stupid' Pesa means Doo, or mkwanja in sheng/slang/ swahili, so, 'niko na doo' means - i have money or am loaded 'sheng swahili' is for fitting in the culture or the streets. Swahili is the formal way of communicating

[@TravelCheckIns]

Some of these I probably won’t use😂. You can guess which ones. 😭. Some were actually new words for us. Thanks

[@harryjumlai6558]

Heri ya kuzaliwa kaka means happy birthday bro.

[@TravelCheckIns]

📝 Noted!! We’ve been to two birthday parties in the time we’ve lived here. This phrase will be helpful in the coming year. 😊 I believe we can swap out kaka for dada if we are addressing a woman. Am I right?

[@fadhilioyuyo]

You can use ndugu for bot genders like heri ya kuzaliwa ndugu( man or woman)

[@jacobsladder890]

@TravelCheckIns Dada means sister, while Kaka means elder sister/brother.

[@MohamedAbdalla-c8u]

Remember, swahili language comes from Arabic, so when you say asubuhi in Arabic, it is Asubhii

[@TravelCheckIns]

Understood

[@georgekarago4458]

@Mohamedabdalla-cbu, kindly correct this, KiSwahili doesn't come solely from Arabic, else, then we should be speaking Arabic. It is a blend of mainly Bantu languages, Asian languages, Arabic, Hebrew, Cushitic and a pinch of this and other languages.

[@historiayetu1665]

swahili is a BANTU language with a few Arabic influences.

[@historiayetu1665]

@@TravelCheckIns No swahili doesn't come from Arabic. It is a Bantu language with a few Arabic Influence.

[@MohamedAbdalla-c8u]

@historiayetu1665 we know that

[@raymondomollo6748]

Goodbye -- kwaheri Bye for now, until we meet again -- kwaheri ya kuonana 1 Moja 2 mbili 3 tatu 4 nne 5 Tano 6 sita 7 saba 8 nane 9 Tisa 10 kumi

[@TravelCheckIns]

Learning Swahili numbers has been challenging. 😥 We hope to have them mastered in the coming months.

[@raymondomollo6748]

@TravelCheckIns God willing you shall. Don't be shy or embarrassed when you get it wrong the first time. Practice makes perfect. Merry Christmas to you and a Happy New Year. Safe trip safe return and greetings to our American family. 🥂

[@mamamalaika4413]

It gets Kenyan think u know Kiswahili therefore thinking u r Kenyan. That is us

[@KenyanGhost]

Mchana literally means day

[@TravelCheckIns]

Thanks!🎉

[@Shampah.The.Emo.Rapper]

Afternoon*

[@KenyanGhost]

@@Shampah.The.Emo.Rapper which kiswahili does mchana mean afternoon? night is "usiku" Day is? indulge me

[@MohamedAbdalla-c8u]

Habari yako or Habari Zako that's fine.

[@TravelCheckIns]

Asante kaka

[@tomatosoup6440]

*Goodbye* in Swahili is "_*Kwaheri*_ " or " *_Baadaye_* " " *Pole* " means *_Sorry_* . If you say it twice " *pole pole* ", the meaning changes to " *_slowly_* " Have a Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎁🎁i❄☃❄🎅🏽🎄

[@historiayetu1665]

baadaye is later

[@ammaniabdulkadir8581]

Goodbye is kwaherii or kwaherini if its talk to so many people

[@TravelCheckIns]

Thank you

[@raymondomollo6748]

Yako -- yours Yangu -- mine Poa -- cool as in acknowledgement not weather Pole -- sorry

[@TravelCheckIns]

Thanks fam!🎉

[@raymondomollo6748]

​@@TravelCheckIns1 Moja 2 mbili 3 tatu 4 nne 5 Tano 6 sita 7 saba 8 nane 9 Tisa 10 kumi Kwaheri is goodbye Kwaheri ya kuonana is bye for now until we meet again Father is baba Mother is mama Child is mtoto Children is watoto Grandma is nyanya or bibi Grandpa is Babu Uncle is mjomba Aunt is shangazi Cousin is binamu Pole pole utajua ukitia bidii. Usione haya au kuogopa kuongea kiswahili. Sikukuu njema wapendwa na Mungu awabariki na familia yenu 🖤

[@gikanganjugi6116]

Kwaheri means goodbye.

[@patriciamuenimulwa1808]

You can shorten to habari yako?mzuri. Asubuhi is also arabic for morning.

[@TravelCheckIns]

@@patriciamuenimulwa1808 noted! We will incorporate habari yako into our vocabulary now. 😊

[@13utt3r5cotch]

Uko wapi? Where are you?

[@fadhilioyuyo]

Kwaheri -- goodbye

[@TravelCheckIns]

🫡

[@kipngetichjeff7781]

Tuonane badae means see you later

[@patriciamuenimulwa1808]

Sina-don't have.

[@TravelCheckIns]

Thanks! 😊

[@abdulissaahmed7946]

Sina pesa means I don't have money.

[@TravelCheckIns]

Noted 📝 Thanks fam 😊

[@madenjoy483]

Germaine killed usiku fr fr

[@TravelCheckIns]

😁

[@harryjumlai6558]

When someone from the streets borrows you money or wants to sell something you don't need just say "siku ingine" which means another day.

[@TravelCheckIns]

Oh thanks! That’s a new response for us. Noted. 📝

[@ngurepetcars6704]

@@harryjumlai6558 Very true This one is more effective when used as opposed to Sina pesa, It sounds more polite Siku ingine

[@Bettyparty]

Do black Americans have mother tongue languages like Africa do have

[@PapBob-jg7rd]

Black America are admixture of several groups in the continent of Africa . African is a race of black people not a nationality . black/African American(used interchangeably with race or ethnicity because of history) . black/African/negroid . white/European/Caucasoid . yellow/Asian/mongoloid or a mixture like Obama(Black and White) .

[@PapBob-jg7rd]

Michelle Obama is black/African race , black American ethnicity(ethno-racial group) , US/American nationality . Lupita Nyongo is black/African race, Kenyan/Mexican Nationality and one of Nilotic ethnic groups descended from the Nile Valley . George Bush is white/European race , Irish ethnicity and US/American nationality . Elon Musk white/European race , Dutch/English ethnicity , South-African/ US nationality .

[@PapBob-jg7rd]

At least 90 million africans in brazil(afro-brazilians), africans in Mexico(afro-mexicans), africans in America(afro-americans) . Roughly 46 million Black in America . And 4.9 million Black from outside America living in US . And 2.2 million Black in America from Caribbean ,Central, South America, EU, Canada etc . And 2.7 million Black from Africa in America . Africa continent 1.5 Billion population with 1.3 billion black population .

[@PapBob-jg7rd]

At least 90 million Africans in Brazil(afro-Brazilians)alone, Africans in Mexico(afro-Mexicans), Africans in America(Afro-Americans) .

[@PapBob-jg7rd]

Roughly 46 million Black in America . And 4.9 million Black from outside America living in US . And 2.2 million Black in America from Caribbean ,Central, South America, EU, Canada etc . And 2.7 million Black from Africa in America .