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Word: tifunsa (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1956-1956
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...kill time. Every night in their mud huts they listen to their kabulo ka kwa-bamakani (small piece of iron that catches words in air). Their radios are tuned to Lusaka's Central African Broadcasting Station, and their favorite show is a request program called Zimene Mwa Tifunsa (Those You Have Asked For). They also have their favorite record, Don't Sell Daddy Any More Whisky, a lachrymose ditty in hillbilly style...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Iron That Catches Words | 6/25/1956 | See Source »

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