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My Red Challenge

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"Red" in English = "Nyekundu" in Swahili.

I offer a Ugandan a red apple.

He says, "That is not a red apple. That is a nyekundu apple."

Are both of his sentences factual?
No.

Because the apple IS red/nyekundu. Right?
 
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No.

Because the apple IS red/nyekundu. Right?
The correct answer is: no.

His first sentence is wrong; his second sentence is correct.

He was wrong, because he didn't realize "nyenkundu" in Swahili is "red" in English.
 
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The correct answer is: no.

His first sentence is wrong; his second sentence is correct.

He was wrong, because he didn't realize "nyenkundu" in Swahili is "red" in English.
Do I get a prize!!!?
 
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Do I get a prize!!!?
YES, INDEED!

You'll enjoy seven days and nights practicing fight-or-flight as you're chased, shot at, or mugged in beautiful Kampala in Uganda, East Africa!

Whose diverse landscape encompasses the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains and immense Lake Victoria. Its abundant wildlife includes endangered gorillas and chimpanzees as well as rare birds. Remote Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a famous mountain gorilla sanctuary, while Murchison Falls National Park in the northwest is known for its 43m-tall waterfall and wildlife such as hippos!

Kuwa na muda mzuri! :)
 
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Anyone care to actually answer this challenge?

Sure. Both statements are incorrect. The first is incorrect because it is a red apple. The second in incorrect because Swahili, like French, puts adjectives after the noun. What he should have said is "this is apple nyekundu (Swahili also doesn't use articles).

Saying "This is a nyekundu apple" is the equivalent of saying "this is an apple red"
 
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