Can any of you Cheetas out there tell me what
Johnny Weissmuller was saying to the elephants
when he went "ungahwah" not sure of spelling.
Johnny Weissmuller was saying to the elephants
when he went "ungahwah" not sure of spelling.
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Re: Help from language experts!
Wed, August 22, 2007 - 9:14 AMI believ he was saying, "get that trunk outta me a__!" But I'm just cracking wise, since I really have no idea who and what you're talking about.
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Re: Help from language experts!
Thu, August 23, 2007 - 7:45 AMNice trunk.
Same here I know clue. Who, What, Where, Why, etc.
Good question any way.
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Re: Help from language experts!
Thu, August 23, 2007 - 10:10 AMIt means "Watch out for snakes!"
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Re: Help from language experts!
Tue, September 4, 2007 - 6:23 PM"Ungawa!" Tarzan shouted, and Cheeta bared his teeth and screamed, "Where's my banana, Ape Man!"
It might be Swahili. But it's probably a made-up word that sorta sounds African. -
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ridiculous!
Thu, September 6, 2007 - 2:20 PMwell as usual, google solves the problem
funny history-
Tarzan's "ungawa" was strictly a made-up word when it first appeared in the movies. But by chance, it's also Swahili, with a couple of meanings, depending on inflection. "To unite" or "to join" is one translation. It also is a kind of ground grain. Or maybe it's Labrador retriever for "sit." -
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Re: ridiculous!
Sun, September 9, 2007 - 4:09 AMThorn
Thank you for enlightning us all.
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Re: ridiculous!
Thu, September 13, 2007 - 7:41 AMNice job Thorn.
Funny how a Hollywood fabrication turns out to be a eal Swahili word that might actuall work in the dialogue. I think I Googled the same thing you did...see my new post - Ungawa, and other such fun words.
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