Note 21 — Chapter XII
Reading edition
The war-cries of the Waganda begin by shouting the full title of their respective chiefs, and end with the last syllables, thus:—
“Mukavya, kavya, kavya!”
“Chamburango, ango, ango!”
“Mkwenda, kwenda, kwenda!”
“Sekibobo, bobo, bobo!”
“Kitunzi, tunzi, tunzi!”
This perhaps explains why Speke spelt thanks “N’yanzig,” for Waganda return thanks by first saying, “Twiyanzi-yanzi-yanzi,” and this, when repeated rapidly, sounds like “N’yanzig.”