Re: Natlang Identification

--- John Cowan <cowan@...> wrote:
> Peter Bleackley scripsit:
>
> > Amen Siakidumisa, Amen Siakidumisa, Amen
> Bawo, Amen Bawo, Amen
> > Siakidumisa,
> > Amen Siakidumisa.
>
> The Web for once is less than helpful.  Most
> pages agree that it is
> "Siakudumisa", however, and supposedly it means
> "Praise the Lord".
> The majority view is that it is from South
> Africa, though a few pages
> say Nigeria: both countries, of course, are
> highly polyglot.  It was
> sung at the recent enthronement of the
> (Anglican) Abp. of Canterbury.
As well as in several C.o.Sc. and Presbyterian
services in recent times. I found an alternate
spelling:

"Amen siya kudumisa Masithi
Amen siya kudumisa Masithi
Amen bawo
Amen bawo
Amen siya kudumisa Masithi."

if it helps any.

Padraic.


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