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How do you say lion in Swahili?

Lion is simba.

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  1. Tembo
  2. Simba ✔
  3. Twiga

Why: Simba means lion. Tembo is elephant and twiga is giraffe, the other two big names on a safari checklist.

Huh, didn't know that: Simba stays the same in the plural: one simba, many simba.

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Simba is the only lion that can sing on Broadway and still catch dinner.
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References

Answer: Simba. Simba means lion. Tembo is elephant and twiga is giraffe, the other two big names on a safari checklist.

  1. University of Kansas Kiswahili, Lesson 50 kiswahili.ku.edu/sites/kiswahili/files/documents/lessons/lesson_50.pdf
    simba [lion]
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  2. University of Kansas Kiswahili, Lesson 50 kiswahili.ku.edu/sites/kiswahili/files/documents/lessons/lesson_50.pdf
    chui [leopard]
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  3. Wiktionary: simba (Swahili) en.wiktionary.org/wiki/simba
    simba class IX ( plural simba class X ) lion
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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