Which language is Hafanana?

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01-13-2003, 07:17 PM

Chris Stratton

Which language is Hafanana?

Anyone know? I'm usually pretty good about identifying languages, but can't figure out what the lyrics to this one are in... sounds like it's probably something african (perhaps in a carribean varient) but that's only a guess...

01-14-2003, 10:10 AM

Joe

Half a banana?

01-14-2003, 10:32 AM

Some guy

Originally sung by Afric Simone. Look him up and that might give a clue as to which language it is in. I'm guessing some kind of African languauge too.

01-14-2003, 10:38 AM

Virginie

Afric Simone is from Mozambique.

Virginie
(a neighbor)

01-14-2003, 11:35 AM

Egoist

What do you think "hafanana" means? Perhaps "please shoot me while I do this stupid dance".

01-14-2003, 01:10 PM

rhythm5

Actually, it is what is generally known as 'pig latin'. IN other words, he just makes up sounds, and not in any particular language. I think long time ago I've heard/read the interview with him.
Could have foold us!
[Big Grin]

01-14-2003, 01:27 PM

ThreeStep

afanana hay?

Heh.

I think if it was sung in pig latin, it'd have a totally different sound to it.

Not that I know anything aboot pig latin

eeStepThray
(heh)

01-14-2003, 01:59 PM

Chris Stratton

quote:
Originally posted by ThreeStep:
I think if it was sung in pig latin, it'd have a totally different sound to it.

You're probably right - however there is always the chance that it's in say the french equivelent of pig-latin. I was once taught something like this for disguising russian - forget the transformation they used, but it was a fairly simple one, and I have some vague recollection about hearing about a similar trick in german. As a result, I wouldn't be suprised if nearly every langauge has something like this...

01-14-2003, 02:15 PM

Joe

quote:
Originally posted by ThreeStep:
Not that I know anything aboot pig latin

But apparently you speak Canadian! [Smile]