The Swahili were a people, culture, and a language on Earth from eastern Africa.

Nyota Uhura's name is Swahili for "Star Freedom". (TOS novel: Uhura's Song)

Some translations have uhura translating into "truth". (TOS novel: The Starless World)

Kwaheri was Swahili for "goodbye". Hikaru Sulu offered this to Nyota Uhura in 2294. She responded with "Kwaheri". (TOS novel: The Fearful Summons)

In 2371, Benjamin Sisko named his Bajoran lightship Baraka, after the Swahili word for "good fortune". (DS9 episode: "Explorers", CCG set: Tenth Anniversary Collection)

External linksEdit

• Swahili article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Swahili article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.