@John Doe : <br><br>we also consider that translating from one lang to another isnt just substituting words but substituting the meaning thereof. <br>thats how , for example, `asking for help` does not become `kuulizia msaada` but  rather  `kuomba msaada`. there are many other examples esp as pertains swa &lt;==&gt; english <br>
<br>hence the reason why translating `reference` into the swa phrase might obscure the intended meaning.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 8:44 AM, John Doe <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:fivepings@gmail.com">fivepings@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div>I thought dharura was emergency? :-)</div>
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<div>Stakabadhi sound more acceptable to me.</div>
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<div>I&#39;d transalate &#39;to refer&#39; as &#39;kuashiria.&#39;</div>
<div>Though &#39;Nambari ya kuashiria&#39; has connotations of pointing!<br><br></div></blockquote></div>