Talk:Hakuna Matata
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[edit] This One Time
This one time I ate a bunch of peanuts and I got really sick. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 214.13.212.26 (talk) 13:33, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Analysis of the phrase
I've moved the following here from the main page as it seems to be incorrect. Firstly, "-na" does not denote "no". "kuna" == "there are"; "hakuna" = "there are no", so it's more the "ha-" which denotes negation. Secondly, there appears to be a singular "tata" according to this online dictionary. Personally, I think a complex, technical grammatical analysis of the phrase adds little to the article, even if it were correct. The only people who would understand the description would be Swahili speakers, who would quite easily understand the formation of such a well-known phrase anyway. — Matt Crypto 16:31, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
- The phrase can be broken down in Swahili as follows:
- haku- negative subject prefix for locative case (indicates location) which can be translated roughly as "there are not" or "it doesn't"
- na- suffix meaning "no"
- matata- a Class 6 word which is always plural, the prefix (MA) is the indicative of the plural form of the JI/MA gender in Swahili; therefore, if a singular form of this word, which translates roughly as 'concerns', existed it would be either 'jitata', or simply 'tata' (as many words Class 5 (JI) words do not display the JI prefix. For example, the word 'rafiki' (friend) is a singular Class 5 (JI) noun, but it's plural is 'marafiki' (friends) (Class 6).
- So literally, "Hakuna Matata" is "there are no concerns here" (here because 'haku' is locative in this instance).
[edit] Ah, what a wonderful phrase
It means no worries... for the rest of your daysss...... It's our problem-freeeeee, philosopheeeeeee... Hakuna Matata!
- *In backround* hakuna! matata! hakuna! matata awooooo! :p what a happy song!
Meaningless-harmless comment by --Dch111 06:02, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Hakuna- phrase split up
i personally feel, "Hakuna" should be splitted as Ha-Kuna and not as Haku-na...
Can somebody explain why it has been splitted that way? Im not much clear with the author's description.
[edit] hakuna matata in the christian bible
Actually the sentence "don't worry" are written in the bible too. In paul's letter to timotius (chapter 4, vers 6).
That's quite interresting, because many christians worry a lot. Obviously too much! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 85.82.201.47 (talk) 23:01, 24 January 2007 (UTC).
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BetacommandBot (talk) 23:41, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Films and Tv
Parker Lewis said "hakuna matata", sometime in Parker Lewis Can't Lose.
Also, it appeared in the credits of the film Mississippi Masala. [1]
btw, in Tanzania "hakuna matata" sounds silly or tourist. they'd rather say "hakuna matatizo" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.38.182.40 (talk) 19:27, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
