The CIHA Blog would like to wish our readers a happy new year. May you and your loved ones 2023 be filled with peace, joy, prosperity, and good health. And a gentle reminder to rest if need be.
(Original image from ASA 2017)
Today we post new year greetings from our multi-country team.
Mbuya mono omwaka omoyia – Kisii (Kenya, East Africa)
Ndininqwenelela unyaka omhle onempumelelo – IsiXhosa
Ka jaañ kunkul ka sume – Joola/Diola (Sénégal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau)
Afe o afe – Ga (Ghana)
Deweneti – Wolof (Senegal, The Gambia, Mauritania)
Feliz año novo – Portuguese Creole (Sénégal-Casamance, Guinea-Bissau)
Noheli nziza, Umwaka mushya muhire – Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)
Joyeux Noël, Bonne Année – French (Francophone countries)
Tunawatakieni kila la heri mwaka mpya – Swahili (Kenya, East Africa)
Sangkutoo ye Diya – Mandinka (Sénégal-Casamance, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau)
Sinifisela ukhisimusi omuhle, nonyaka omusha onenjabulo – Zulu (Southern Africa)
Nginifisela unyaka omuhle onempumelelo – Zulu (South Africa)
Amazarwa g’omucunguzi ag’eihoreere, n’omwaka omutsya omurungi – Kinyankore (Uganda)
Mbotama elamu mpe mobu mwa sika molamu – Lingala (Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo)
Olari ngejuk – Maasai (Kenya, Tanzania)
Keresemose e monate le ngwaga o itumedisang – Tswana (Southern Africa)
Afehyia pa, afenhyia pa – Akan (Ghana)
Afe nhyia pa – Akan call (Ghana)
Afe nkɔ ɛn bɛ to yɛn – Akan response (Ghana)
Waxaan ithin rajeyneynaa damantiin sanad cusub – Somali (Somalia)
Tratry ny taona – Malagasy (Madagascar)
Weltaare hitande xestere – Pulaar (Sénégal, Western Africa)
Emirembe kyo mwaka muyakha mulayi – Luhyia-Samia (Kenya, Uganda)
Geseënde kersfees en voorspoedige nuwe jaar – Afrikaans (South Africa and Namibia)
Sambe sambe. Allah ka san koura here – Bambara (Mali)
عيد ميلاد مجيد وعام سعيد – Arabic (Arabophone countries)
Nzoni Matanga ti fini Ngou – Sango (Central African Republic)