A while back Edward Baker wrote: >Greetings to our international correspondents, > >I request your assistance in translating a single word. At Mystic Seaport >we are building a ship, an 80 foot recreation of the Cuban (Spanish >Flagged) Schooner _Amistad_ (circa 1840). >The word Amistad means Friendship in English. I'm looking for the >equivalent word in as many languages as I can get. It has taken me a while to get them together but here, kindly researched by Vincent Maumela of our Anthropological Division, are the translations in 10 of our 11 official languages here in South Africa. Zulu ubungani Northern Sotho bogwera or sekgotse Southern Sotho setswalle Tsong xingana or vungana Venda vhukonani or vhutama Setswana botsalano or tsalano Xhosa ubungani Ndebele ubungani Swazi ubungane Afrikaans vriendskap The 11th language is naturally English. Edward, I hope this helps. Glyn Balkwill National Cultural History Museum Tel 27 (0)12 3411320 PO Box 28088 Fax 27 (0)12 3416146 SUNNYSIDE Email [log in to unmask] 0132 RSA Website http://www.paperless.co.za/public/nchm/ All opinions expressed are very definitely my own